Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable