Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

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

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

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

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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

Genius is a long impatience.