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

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.