The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Example is better than following it.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

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

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

A language is like living skin itself.