Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

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

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Patience is the art of hoping.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.