The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.