Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

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

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.