To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.