Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

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

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Nevercut what you can untie.