True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

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

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.