The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.

I think I have many spenglerian moods about the country, and that some day people will look back and think 'this was a really goofy, unadmirable stupid time.

If bullies actually believe that somebody loves them and believes in them, they will love themselves, they will become better people, and many will even become saviors to the bullied.

It would be easier to screw up American Express than Coke or Gillette, but it's an immensely strong business.

There's action only if there is danger.

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

All that matters is the pressure you put on yourself. External pressures cause people to choke. While you can't control what happens to you, you can control how you react.

What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is in relation to everything else.

I never confuse the cost of something with its value

Nothing was made in Trinidad.