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

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.