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

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

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