Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.