I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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

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

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.