Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.