The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

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.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

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

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.