Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

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

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

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

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.