Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

He understands badly who listens badly.

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

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.