Patience is the art of hoping.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

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.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.