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

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.