Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.