The greatest prayer is patience.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

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

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.