I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

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

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

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