You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

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

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

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

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.