It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

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

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

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