Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.