We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.
- Topic: Communication, Conflict, Respect
- Location: Hawaii, Maui
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I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.
As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own.
The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today.
If we are to achieve richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
The overwhelming importance of the atmosphere means that there are no longer any frontiers to defend against pollution, attack, or propaganda. It means, further, that only by a deep patriotic devotion to one’s country can there be a hope of the kind of protection of the whole planet, which is necessary for the survival of the people of other countries.
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Everything you say should be true but not everything true should be said.
Understanding a question is half an answer.
On his tongue they pour sweet dew, and from his mouth flow gentle words.
He’s a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.
Howsoever you may repair it, a rift is a rift.
We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
I wish no explanation made to our enemies. What they want is a squabble and a fuss; and that they can have if we explain; and they cannot have if we don’t.
True success, true wealth, does not come out of the barrel of a gun.
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
