Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

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

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.