Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

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…

Only the educated are free.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

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

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.