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

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.