Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.