Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.