That’s what happens when you crowd enough folks into the same sandbox: eventually they’re gonna start throwing a fit over who gets what part to play with.

I feel it respectful to observe and practice new customs, if I am to ever understand what it truly means to be human.

Don’t be too fast to highlight the weaknesses of other people. That is the quickest way of exposing your own weaknesses.

But facts abound to the affirmation that most Christians in my nation Nigeria and all around the world, would rather pray to God to come and fix their country than do something about it themselves.

Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers.

Let every girl, let every woman, let every mother here [in Israel]-and there in my country [Egypt]-know we shall solve all our problems through negotiations around the table rather than starting war.

The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.

Animals have two vital functions in today's society; to be delicious and to fit well.

You can try to control people, or you can try to have a system that represents reality. I find that knowing what's really happening is more important than trying to control people.

The good traders are the ones who can hold their ground the majority of the month and participate in that small handful of trades that are windfalls. The real skill is in not LOSING money!

Her capacity for family affection is extraordinary. When her third husband died, her hair turned quite gold from grief.