Faith is continuation of reason.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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

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

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.