Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

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

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

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

The greatest prayer is patience.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

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

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'