Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Ability is poor men's wealth

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.