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

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.