Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Thereare two sides to every question.

The property of power is to protect.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...