Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.