I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.
You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.
Always deliver more than expected.
It's very hard to fail completely, if you aim high enough.
Optimism is important. You have to be a little silly about the goals you are going to set. There is a phrase I learned in college called, 'having a healthy disregard for the impossible. ' That is a really good phrase. You should try to do things that most people would not do.
Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting
If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.
Well that's too bad, because this is an assassination. " "No, this is an execution. " "The difference would be. . . ?" "Assassination is murder. Execution is justice.
Tennessee is a very country-type state. Maybe I can practice on some type of country-western dance where they'll know what I'm doing.
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together.
I've come to think of myself as a writer of books.