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.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

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.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.