Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.