Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

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

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.