The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

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

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Genius is a long impatience.