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

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.