Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

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

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

No strength within, no respect without.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.