Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

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…