you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di