Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

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

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem