Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character