To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

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

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

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