Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

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…

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.