“Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.”

“Federal regulations forbid delaying inspections for fracture-critical bridges like the fallen Minneapolis bridge - the kind with a lack of redundancy in design, so that a single failure in a load-b...”

“Companies are accustomed to dismissing employees for misuse of computers at work.”

“Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation....”

“In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45,000, plus as much as $10,000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians.”

“While the House of Blues slogan has been 'In blues we trust,' its stages are usually filled with more reliable moneymakers - Neil Diamond and A Tribe Called Quest among them.”

“Not every gift must you stretch your hands to take! Sometimes, just put your hands by your side and humbly and courageously say thank you!”

“You could not bribe honest people, but bad people would accept bribery.”

“We need to show the Congress that our Government is no longer on sale to the highest bidder. It belongs to the voters.”

“Leaders walk by faith, managers walk alone.”

“Invest in studies which encourages you to invest in people.”

“Success is a trophy, a title, something gained, attained or retained. Fulfilment, true happiness, contentment.... bliss is the gift of the self-realised. That is the real prize.”