Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

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

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Our power is in our ability to decide.