My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

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

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.