Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

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

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.