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A pint can't hold a quart -- if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected read more
A pint can't hold a quart -- if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.
Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps read more
Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.
Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
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.
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized read more
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.
Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.
Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.
Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.
Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.
Watch what you choose to do. For instance, someone might want you to smoke. Never forget that I told you read more
Watch what you choose to do. For instance, someone might want you to smoke. Never forget that I told you -- don't do it. Say no. That can of beer that somebody wants you to try, don't do it. Don't you ever do it. That drug that someone might want you to use, don't touch it. Stay away from it. It can destroy you.
A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times.
A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times.
