Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

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

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.