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

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war