The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.
Authority doesn't work without prestige or prestige without distance.
When a man assumes leadership he forfeits the right to mercy.
At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds.