Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

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

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.