A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

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…

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.