If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Every advantage has its tax

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

To be preparedis half the victory.

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