Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Born, n. a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Aloha is free.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special...

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

The No. 1 reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.

Most conversations are just alternating monologues. The question is, is there any real listening going on.

An inability to stay quiet . . . is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Here must all distrust be left behind; all cowardice must be ended.

No, I don’t understand my husbands theory of relativity, but I know my husband and I know he can be trusted.