Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.