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

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.