A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

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

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Ability is poor men's wealth

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.