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 was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

Fear is excitement without breath.

Fear is excitement without breath.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged
in work we enjoy on read more

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged
in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for
ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It
makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat
of habit by originality, overcomes everything.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat
of habit by originality, overcomes everything.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully.

No wind favors him who has no destined port.

No wind favors him who has no destined port.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.