Patience is the art of hoping.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

The property of power is to protect.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.