You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.