Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

When weblame, we give away our power.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.