You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

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.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.