There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a read more

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that read more

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater
pleasures.

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.

The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others.

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.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your read more

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.

All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe.

All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe.