The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

To beprepared is half the victory.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.