The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

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

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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