If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood read more

If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you read more

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.

Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, read more

Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, we are less likely to mention being aware of the world around us, and more likely to mention our inner reflections. But we are less likely to mention thinking about other people.

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to read more

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win.

Tobacco and alcohol, delicious fathers of abiding friendships and fertile reveries.

Tobacco and alcohol, delicious fathers of abiding friendships and fertile reveries.

As a beauty I'm not a great star. Others are handsomer far; but my face -- I don't mind it read more

As a beauty I'm not a great star. Others are handsomer far; but my face -- I don't mind it because I'm behind it; it the folks out in front that I jar.

With so much information now online, it is exceptionally easy to simply dive in and drown.

With so much information now online, it is exceptionally easy to simply dive in and drown.

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.