In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

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

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.