Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.