Trust exists; only lies are invented.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

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

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.