Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

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

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…