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

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Renown and repose do not go together.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.