Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

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

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.