I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

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

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.