A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

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

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.