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

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.