Play for more than you can afford to lose
August 16, 2010 – 11:12 pmThere is no such thing as a weird human being. It’s just that some people require more understanding than others. ~ Tom Robbins
Specialization is for insects
August 10, 2010 – 12:24 amA human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, pitch manure, solve equations, analyze a new problem, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. ~ Robert Heinlein
I’m working on the invasion now.
I think…
August 3, 2010 – 11:45 pm“I think,” said Christopher Robin, “that we ought to eat all our food now, so we won’t have so much to carry.” ~ A. A. Milne
Thinking about ships
June 2, 2010 – 12:40 amA ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.
–William Shedd
Sleep
May 11, 2010 – 1:27 amIf you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.
~Dale Carnegie
Hear hear Mr. Carnegie! Though sleep is useful, worry is good too.
