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First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or
they'll eventually conquer you.
First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or
they'll eventually conquer you.
I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle read more
I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.
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.
Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must read more
Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must share in the guilt for the dead.
Be bold-and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Be bold-and mighty forces will come to your aid.
I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that read more
I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater
pleasures.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.
Most of life is choices, and the rest is pure dumb luck.
Most of life is choices, and the rest is pure dumb luck.
The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.
The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.
