Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."

God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.

The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.

It's a great kindness to trust people with a secret. They feel so important while telling it.

Successful revolutions are those which end up by erasing all traces of themselves.

But then again, maybe 'I will' is nicer. It has the future in it. 'I do' just has the present.

Think in terms of opportunities and solutions instead of problems, disappointment, and failure.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

I can't tell a story in the white man's language, so I say what I want to say with my paintings.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

We are really quite lucky this yeara because Christmas falls on Christmas Day

Women have a greater verbal capacity.

What distinguishes man from the brute is his conscious striving to realise the spirit within.

The very fact that we have access to God's attention and presence should concentrate the thoughts and elevate the heart.