Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.

Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you’re getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand.

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.

Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.

Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television with the communication media. I don’t think the press has understood me.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Whoever the coach is, my job is to talk to him, understand him and be a better player under him and give my best.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.

Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.

The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your life, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there’s nothing really to talk about.

Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion, and when you have them, you are compelled to act.

The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film – whether it’s history, psychology, economics, or architecture – so you have something to make a movie about. All the skill in the world isn’t going to help you unless you have something to say.

Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren’t. I don’t know if its the way you say it, or how you look.

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.

Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

Of course, like anybody I repeat myself endlessly, but I don’t know that I’m doing it, usually.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

Hear reason, or she’ll make you feel her.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

It’s pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.

If I’ve got a problem with one of my clients that needs to get solved, guess what I’m going to do? I’m going to call them up, and I’m going to say, ‚Hey, here’s what’s going on. This is the situation. This thing went sideways. I didn’t expect it. Now it’s going to take me some more time to get you what you need.‘ But I’m going to do that upfront.

It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them.

If you want to influence people, you want them to accept your suggestions, you don’t say, ‚You don’t know how to use the English language,‘ or ‚How could you make that argument?‘ It will be welcomed much more if you have a gentle touch than if you are aggressive.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.

If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him.

When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.

Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

It’s funny because I’ve made a living off of words, but words get in the way of what you really want to say.

I don’t like typing messages on my phone. Some people get used to it.

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.

Act, and God will act.

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

With a tree, all the growth takes place at the growing tips. Humanity is exactly the same. All the growth takes place in the growing tip: among that one percent of the population. It’s made up of pioneers, the beginners. That’s where the action is.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.

When I look at public opinion, I’m not far out of the mainstream. I’m in it, in many respects. In some respects, public opinion goes beyond anything I’ve ever said.

Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.

Just talk to me as a father – not what the Constitution says. What do you feel?

A leader who confines his role to his people’s experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people’s experience runs the risk of not being understood.

Prayer is such a basic foundation of a Christian’s relationship with God. It’s how we communicate and fellowship with Him. But a surprising number of people, young and old, new and even long-time Christians, say they’re not satisfied with their prayer life.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it’s usually lousy.

You can only have one aim per debate.

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It’s inflammatory.

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.

If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race.

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

My readers – and I get 400 emails for a day, my readers normally they say, well, you understand me, and I answer, you do understand me also. We are in the same level.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

He that sows thorns should never go barefoot.

On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.

I was also a junior and I know how you learn from seniors, that’s how you follow. Speeches don’t work.

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.