Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

The art of writing is the art of restraint.