The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

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

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.