I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

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…

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

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

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

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.