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

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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.