Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

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