Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Neversay more than is necessary.

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

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.