My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.