Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.