Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.