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

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.