Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.