Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

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

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.