The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

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

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

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

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.