Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

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

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

... 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