One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

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

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

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.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him