It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.