One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

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

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.