The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

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

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought