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.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

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.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.