Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Genius is a long impatience.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.