Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.