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 man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

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

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.