Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

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

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

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

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.