By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.

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

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.