If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.