I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

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.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.