The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

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

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.