My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

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

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

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

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Only the educated are free.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.