Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

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

Thereare two sides to every question.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.