Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

God has created the world in play.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

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

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.