All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

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

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

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

Stability is not immobility

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.