It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

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

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.