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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

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

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