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

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.