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

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.