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

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

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

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.