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

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

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.