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

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

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

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out