Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

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

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Suspicion begets suspicion.