Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

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

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to