Walking backwards into the future is the only safe way to go forward. Bah! Safe be damned!
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When faced with a locked door without a key in hand, it is our sense of insatiable curiosity that just goes ahead and kicks it in. Why? Just to see what’s on the other side, of course. That’s a major part of what makes us human.
Where you sleep is where you will find your ethics … and with whom you share them most closely.
Looking for the unexpected finds only what was anticipated. Exploring the unknown without expectations leads to discoveries beyond imagination.
There is no greater fear than grasping just how comfortable one can be in a world of mediocrity.
My child, remember that women are more dangerous than the most dangerous thing you can ever imagine.
If monkeys are really our ancestors, it’s little wonder to me that they are embarrassed to admit it in public.
Democracy is the antithesis of freedom. Not one single US soldier ever fought for democracy. Can you imagine a military that was left to the whims of democracy? Freedom requires discipline and only though discipline will Man ever be free.
My friend, those who are capable of flying above the clouds are also those with the most painful sunburns.
The future is not some blank scaffolding waiting to be filled with blind experience but a swarming mass of possibilities contained in an individual breath just waiting to burst free into a billion different directions at little more than the shock of a single choice.
Those with a sense of fantasy—with a sense of longing for things that are beyond the senses—understand fear as a needful byway to a fully satisfied life. Those who can live without fear do so without any ability for imagination.
A curious mind will overcome trepidation far more than a brave heart—though it might not live as long.
