A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

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

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.