Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Patience is the art of hoping.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.