Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.