Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

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

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

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

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination