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

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.