You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

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.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.