Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage read more

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy read more

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy next to me.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the
engine inside of me which is pounding, read more

I do not fear failure. I only fear the "slowing up" of the
engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, "keep going, someone
must be on top, why not you?".

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.