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

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.