Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

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

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.