The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

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

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.