This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

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.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Patience is the art of hoping.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.