Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

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

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.