Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

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.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.