I would rather attempt something great and fail than attempt to do
nothing and succeed.

I would rather attempt something great and fail than attempt to do
nothing and succeed.

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.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
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You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the present.

Tough times never last but tough people do.

Tough times never last but tough people do.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.