Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.