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

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

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

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.