Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

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

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...

Liberation is not deliverance.

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.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.