Only begin, and you will become eloquent of yourself.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

The government (or humanity) would not permit capital punishment for one man, but they permitted the murder of millions a little at a time.

Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.

The definition of flexibility is being constantly open to the fact that you might be on the wrong track.

Civilization could not exist until there was written language, because without written language no generation could bequeath to succeeding generations anything but its simpler findings.

I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.

Nearly all rich and powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.

Man was made to lead with his chin; he is worth knowing only with his guard down, his head up and his heart rampant on his sleeve.

War subjects itself to transportation in a way that we find acceptable.