Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

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

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.