“For adventure is not outside a man it is within. ”

“Contentment and indeed usefulness comes as the infallible result of great acceptances great humilities-of not trying to conform to some dramatized version of ourselves.”

“What is more enthralling to the human mind than this splendid boundless colored mutability!-Life in the making?”

“We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring.”

“Of all the people in the world those who want the most are those who have the most.”

“No real friendship is ever made without an initial clashing which discloses the metal of each to each.”

“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”

“I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did, I also earned great reward. I found the way to show my true face freely, without fear. B...”

“Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare.”