The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

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

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Faith is continuation of reason.

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

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.