Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Perseverance Spirit
P
Honesty with Children
H
When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness’ sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults…
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Childhood Language Phase
C
Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Respectful Disagreement
R
They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions… but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Universal Humanity
U
I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Tribute of Trust
T
We’re paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s that simple.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Unpleasant Jobs in Life
U
There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father’s one of them.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird
Nonviolent Bravery
N
It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.
Harper Lee – To Kill a Mockingbird