Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

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

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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