Constant repetition carries conviction.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

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

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.