Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

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…

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.