Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

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

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.