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

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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

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

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.