Every word and deed must contribute to an understanding with the enemy and release those vast reservoirs of goodwill which have been blocked by impenetrable walls of hate.

It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

Short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.

Eating words has never given me indigestion.