Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

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

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.