Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

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 greatharmony.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.