A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer cell.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.