To be preparedis half the victory.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

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

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.