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

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

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

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.