"You talk to your enemies, not just your friends."

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Source : "Hardball" with Mike Barnicle, www.nbcnews.com. December 7, 2006.

James Baker

“man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer”
“Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation.”

Source : "'Art of Learning' isn't just black and white". Interview with Tracey Wong Briggs, usatoday30.usatoday.com. July 17, 2007.
“Life's scientific, but we don't know, do we? Not certainly, I mean.”
“I do everything in my power to get myself to a 100% so I can perform to my potential... that's all I can ask for.”
“Youâ€™ve never reacted to someone else. You project meaning onto nothing. And you react to the meaning youâ€™ve projected”
“You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.”
“Every day when I get on the floor I give it my all and play because you never know what tomorrow holds.”
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.”

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