Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

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

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.