Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

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

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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.