The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

When weblame, we give away our power.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Nevercut what you can untie.

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.