One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.