Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

you salute your duty,you need not salute anybody. But if u pollute ur duty, u hav 2 salute every body.... -ABDUL KALAM

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

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

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.