Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.