Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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 greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

When you are feeling stressed and about to breakdown, just remember: STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backwards.. it's a piece of cake!