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

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

To beprepared is half the victory.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Ittakes time to save time.

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

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.