Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.