Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.