Hold a true friend with both your hands.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

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

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.