Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

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

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

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

Thehardest step is over the threshold.