Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

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

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.