The hardeststep is over the threshold.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

When u were born, u were crying and everyone round u was smiling.. Live ur life so that when u die, u're the one who is smiling and everyone round u is crying..

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.