I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

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

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.