A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.