In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more

In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.

Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste read more

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. read more

You have to believe in God before you can say there are things that man was not meant to know. I don't think there's anything man wasn't meant to know. There are just some stupid things that people shouldn't do.

A lie told often enough becomes truth.

A lie told often enough becomes truth.

What is conceived well is expressed clearly.

What is conceived well is expressed clearly.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.