How do you prevent a little sociopath from becoming a big, full-blown sociopath? Sit on him.

Invariably, micromanaging results in four problems: deceit, disloyalty, conflict, and communication problems.

The essence of successful discipline is not technique; rather, it is self-confidence.

Parents should not agonize over anything a child does or fails to do if the child is perfectly capable of agonizing over it himself.

The fewer words a parent uses, the more aurhoritative the parent sounds & the clearer the instruction.

The combination of foolishness in the heart and free will in the head is extremely volatile.

There is nothing to find, only to realize. There is nothing to become, only to be. There is nothing to fear, only to love.

I'm gonna take you right here on this table, Scar, so every time you're sitting here working, all you'll be able to think about is coming apart on my mouth.

The world is more than a game of cards. History is more than a record of gambling operations.

In my imaginary utopian world there would be a greater allegiance between music writers and musicians.

As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste stirs up our appetite for meat.

There are no lost causes because there are no gained causes.

I should like to freeze in time all those I do love, keep them somehow safe from the ravages of the passing years..."Rather like flowers pressed between the pages of a book!

And I know how he feels–it’s so good it hurts.

[David Haye] is the biggest diva that boxing has ever seen, I could not believe the demands.

No nation has ever produced great art that has not made a high art of cookery, because art appeals primarily to the senses.