It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

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

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.