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

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.