This week’s quote comes from Lynn Johnston, creator of one of my all-time favorite comic strips, For Better or For Worse, which recounts the day-to-day joys and challenges of life in an extended Canadian family. (This is one of those rare comics which unfold in real time and in which children actually grow up and adults age.)

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

Bertrand Russell, the influential philosopher, mathematician, political activist, and prolific writer, was a tireless advocate for peace and social justice. His words, such as those that follow, continue to hold relevance and meaning.

For love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence; for competition we must substitute cooperation. We must learn to think of the human race as one family.

If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

- Moshe Dayan

The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers last night, 41-27, to become AFC Champions for the second year straight. In honor of this spectacular achievement, I’m posting the following quote from the immortal Vince Lombardi:

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.