A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.