We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

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

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.