He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive read more

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means read more

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

Decisiveness is often the art of timely cruelty.

Decisiveness is often the art of timely cruelty.

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

Everything starts with yourself -- with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life. read more

Everything starts with yourself -- with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life. I tell kids that it's a cruel world, and that the world will bend them either left or right, and it's up to them to decide which way to bend.

We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, read more

We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because read more

Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say somethign. - Essays.