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Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.
Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.
Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.
Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather read more
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion of
knowledge.
Then hail! thou noble conqueror! That, when tyranny oppressed, hewed for our fathers from the wild. A land wherein to read more
Then hail! thou noble conqueror! That, when tyranny oppressed, hewed for our fathers from the wild. A land wherein to rest.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
To get where you want to go you can't only do what you like.
To get where you want to go you can't only do what you like.
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is
absolutely touch and go. Each one of read more
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is
absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is read more
Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
