It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.