I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

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

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains