A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.