Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

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

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

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

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.