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

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

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