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.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.