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

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.