Sam, had a great time this weekend but the golf was lousey.
The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.
Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue.
When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.
The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while you live; and the next to preserve it after you die, when affection and interest are over, and nothing but sterling excellence can preserve your name. Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.
There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.
Never disregard what your enemies say. They may be severe, they may be prejudiced, they may be determined to see only in one direction, but still in that direction see clearly. They do not speak all the truth, but they generally speak the truth from one point of view; so far as that goes, attend to them.
What do your parents know, about surviving?
I'm not real good at the administrative part of running a company.
Sam looked at me, yellow eyes catching and holding me. "I miss being me. I miss you. All the time.
I play drums, and I'd recommend it to anyone, except maybe your neighbors. It's great exercise - physical, mental, emotional, and social. It takes deep concentration but also activates concentration. If you're doing it right, it's always just a little harder than what you can actually pull off.