Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

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

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

They know enough who know how to learn.