A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Thework will teach you how to do it.