The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

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

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.