An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Instead of focusing on big goals,focus on small goals.Small victories always lead to large ones.Swami Vivekanand..

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

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

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.