It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

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.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

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

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