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The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.
The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.
I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.
I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.
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.
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said read more
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.
I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And read more
I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it read more
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me; the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.
One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.
One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.
Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.
Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.
