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

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.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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.