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

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

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

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.