One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

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

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

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