I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons read more

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.

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 consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

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.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and
mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.

All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and
mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter read more

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.

It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?.

It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.