Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

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 weaknesses of many make leader possible.

People say law but they mean wealth.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.