The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.