Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.