28 February 4 March 1. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

. 2. If you start a conversation with the assumption that you are right or that you must win, obviously it is difficult to talk. 3. Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue. 4. Bertrand Russell said: "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." What do you think of this quote? 5. An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. 6. Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. 7. Force always attracts men of low morality. 8. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. 7 March 11 March 1. Be silent, or say something better than silence. 2. It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. 3. A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. 4. Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. 5. What would be your motto in business? 6. Do you think globalization could end in a world with just one giant country? 7. Why do people gossip or like gossip? 8. Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress. 14 March 18 March 1. We never listen when we are eager to speak. 2. It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others. 3. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. 4. Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. 5. Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. 6. What is the most valuable thing you have to offer as a friend? 7. Why is there so much corruption in many governments? 8. Popularity is not leadership. 21 March 25 March 1. People who have nothing to say are never at a loss in talking. 2. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. 3. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 4. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. 5. What makes a friend a best friend?

6. Aristotle said: "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." What do you think? 7. Would you fight in a war to save your country? 8. Does capitalism make the rich richer and the poor poorer? 28 March 1 April 1. The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. 2. A hero is a man who is afraid to run away. 3. Ronald Regan said: Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem. Do you agree with him? 4. What do you think of languages that are dying? Do you think they should be preserved? 5. How much useless information do you think youve learned? 6. Can multiculturalism result in a country losing its identity? 7. What is intellectual property and how important is it? 8. Whats the difference between information and knowledge? 4 April 8 April 1. Two monologues do not make a dialogue. 2. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. 3. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 4. Leaders don't inflict pain they share pain. 5. Does being very intelligent make you happy? 6. Do you always give your honest opinion when asked for it or do you sometimes bend the truth? 7. Is power a good or bad thing? 8. Why do you think relatively few women belong to feminist movements?

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2 May 6 May 1. Love is a better teacher than duty. 2. It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. 3. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. 4. What is the difference between capitalism and greed? 5. What do you think our grandchildren will think of the way we treated the environment? 6. Can men be feminists? 7. Do you think everyone should go to university? Why? 8. Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together. 9 May 13 May 1. After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language? 2. An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all. 3. As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there. 4. Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right. 5. Do you think companies should offer employees lifetime employment? 6. What human right is the most important? 7. What would you like to change about the education system of your country? 16 May 20 May 1. Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. 2. Defeat doesn't finish a man -- quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. 3. You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people. 4. Is it ethical for CEOs to get giant salaries? 5. Are friends sometimes more important than family? 6. Does intelligence make people more attractive? 7. Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world's first overcommunicated society. Each year we send more and receive less.

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