Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

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

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.