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

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 great harmony.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

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

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.