Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.