A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

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

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

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

All thingsat first appear difficult.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

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

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.