As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

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

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.