Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

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

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

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

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.