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

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.