A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

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…

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

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

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.