... we're living in a Machiavellian world, whether we like it or we don't. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“There are two rules for success... 1. Never reveal everything you know.” — Ylond Miles-Davis Copy Share Image
I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States. — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
“The universe runs on the principle that one who can exert the most evil on other creatures runs the show.” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“But when you disarm them, you at once offend them by showing that you distrust them, either for cowardice or for want… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.” — Machiavelli Niccolo Copy Share Image
“Move away from Machiavellian hearts. Manipulative people can frame you up even if you have a humble, simple and generous heart. Question… — Angelica Hopes Copy Share Image
“The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something! — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
“Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A hungry… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Only a great fool would call the new political science diabolic: it has no attributes peculiar to fallen angels. It is not… — Leo Strauss Copy Share Image
“Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Pretty much up until The West Wing, our leaders had always been portrayed in popular culture as either Machiavellian or dolts. But… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
“you'd never never never again work for that manipulative, Machiavellian psychopath. And he'd get you back on the team, often with a… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate.Not the… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
Machiavelli is the complete contrary of a machiavellian, since he describes the tricks of power and gives the whole show away. The… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty Copy Share Image
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“I no longer believed that Valentino would continue to build anything at all. Instead, he would merely leave behind the empire of… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“I did not have an answer for the maestro that day. Instead my answer has been the labor of my life, principally… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“As the map of the Great Plain was being redrawn by a young Shazarian councillor, the ageing Shylonian king interrupted mid-speech to… — A. H. Septimius Copy Share Image
“The cynic would be almost right.8 Except it would not be the whole story. As I departed that day, I was not… — Yanis Varoufakis Copy Share Image
I stared at Jean-Claude and it wasn't the beauty of him that made me love him, it was just him. It was… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Don't ever accuse anyone of being full of pride, undignified and unprofessional when simply they are wise to move away from dishonest… — Angelica Hopes Copy Share Image
“Too much faith is the worst ally. When you believe in something literally, through your faith you'll turn it into something absurd.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Why could you not have left me as I was, in the sea of being?" "Because the world has need of your… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“I'm not quite Machiavellian enough to set him up, but if he strays too close to the edge I might give him… — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
'Game of Thrones' is fundamentally based on a Machiavellian, almost Jacobean, idea of power and intrigue. — David Farr Copy Share Image
If we can't get back to principles and integrity and it's reduced just the interest of calculation and Machiavellian manipulation, we are… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“L’Uomo screamed in frustration. He wasn’t a man prone to losing control, but this obvious alteration of his Machiavellian plans was the… — J.T. Ellison Copy Share Image
“I hope I can never trust my wife. If I trust her it means I know her. If I know her it… — Ben Mitchell Copy Share Image
“The real Machiavellian, like the infant, believes there is nothing bigger or more important than him or herself. To succeed, you will… — Stanley Bing Copy Share Image
