Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

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

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.