"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. "

--Gloria Naylor

"You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait. "

--Ellen Metcalf

"To be worn out is to be renewed. "

--Lao-tzu

"In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not the man to whom the idea first occurs. "

--Sir Francis Darwin

"The reverse side also has a reverse side. "

--Japanese Proverb