Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

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

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.