There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge