Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.