Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

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.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

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

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.