“When you argue with someone, you always argue at the level of the person with the lowest level of intelligence. You never argue up.”

“When you argue with someone, you always argue at the level of the person with the lowest level of intelligence. You never argue up.”

“A dam doesn't try to reason with the water. Its main purpose is to hold it still for a while. When I lecture my kids I'm doing much the same thing. I'm not trying to necessarily reason with them, just hold them still for a short while.”

“Ignorance is not linear, it's exponential.”

“When you argue with someone, you always argue at the level of the person with the lowest level of intelligence. You never argue up.”

“He asked me if I ever prayed-- and I lied.Then he asked me if I ever got an answer, or a sign that my prayer was heard-- and I told him the truth."Yeah... me neither."His hands sounded like leather as he slowly rubbed some warmth into his knotted knuckles."So what happens to all of those lost prayers?"I didn't know if I should tell him the truth of what I really believed... or not.I put my hand on his slumping shoulder, smiled and told him the truth of what I believe, "Don't worry...”

“I've never considered the possibility of defeat. I've never planned for it. That's the job for those people who plan for such things. My job is to only plan for success...victory it has my complete focus. ”