Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.