He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

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