Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.