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.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

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

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

The property of power is to protect.