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

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

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.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.