A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

A language is like living skin itself.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.