I do yoga so that I can stay flexible enough to kick my own arse if necessary. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com (2009 tweet, @wildthyme)
A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt Dont bother me – Ive got important work to do. – Daniel Goleman
There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anything other than a complete fraud. – General Douglas MacArthur