It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

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

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.