Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

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

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Sweet is pleasure after pain