There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

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...

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

A language is like living skin itself.