Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

To beprepared is half the victory.