Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

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…

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.