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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.
Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
The impossible is often the untried.
The impossible is often the untried.
Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells
they occupied.
Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells
they occupied.
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the
obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited read more
Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the
obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than
the intelligence quotient.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, read more
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, shall pass.
