Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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 most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.