Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

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

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.