Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

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

Allthings at first appear difficult.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.