Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.