The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

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

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.