Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

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

To teach isto learn twice.

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