Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it