Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

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 a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

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

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Example is better than following it.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.