Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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

God has created the world in play.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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...

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.