Most people stand on the dock of life waiting for their ship to come in
when deep down inside they read more

Most people stand on the dock of life waiting for their ship to come in
when deep down inside they know it has never left port.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls between
ourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve read more

What was once impossible now summons us to dismantle the walls between
ourselves and our sisters and brothers, to dissolve the distinctions
between flesh and spirit, to transcend the present limits of time and
matter, to find, at last, not wealth or power but the ecstasy (so long
forgotten) of commonplace, unconditional being. For the atom's soul is
nothing but energy. Spirit blazes in the dullest of clay. The life of
every woman or man-the heart of it-is pure and holy joy.

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.

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.

The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.

The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.