Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

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

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.