We pray for trifles without so much as a thought of the greatest blessings; and we are not ashamed many times, to ask God for that which we should blush to own to our neighbor.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.", June 16, 1918)

Good Samaritan is only good when they think no one else will be the Good Samaritan.

I love to make people dance; it's a way of bringing people together regardless of religion, nationality, sexuality, belief.

Political pundits are saying President George W. Bush has made gains in two key states: dazed and confused.

Entrepreneurs constantly confuse what they do with who they are.

There is nothing worse than a man in the throws of an ether bender.

If we'd put them in a vase in the living room, they would have been everyone's flowers. I wanted them to be my flowers.

Anyone who prefers owning part of your company to being paid in cash reveals a preference for the long term and a commitment to increasing your company's value in the future.

We are going to wreak havoc on our opponents' psyche and their plan of attack.

I thought jet planes were just trucks with more wings and less wheels.