We grow small trying to be great.

We grow small trying to be great.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

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.

What millions died that Caesar might be great?

What millions died that Caesar might be great?

You see things; and you say: "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say: "Why not?"

You see things; and you say: "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say: "Why not?"

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the read more

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the present.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.