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

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

As long as there is life there is danger.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol