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 directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.