A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

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

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.