The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

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

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.