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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

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

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.