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

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

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