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

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.