Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.