Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

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

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.