Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

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

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.