The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.