Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

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

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

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

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.