Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. -- Seneca

Mastering isn’t a survival instinct; it’s an urge to excel. Mastering is one of the experiences that delineates us from animals. It is striving to be more tomorrow than we are today; to perfectly pitch the ball over home plate; to craft the perfect sentence in an article; to open the oven and feel the warm, richly-scented cloud telling you dinner is going to be absolutely extraordinary. We humans crave perfection, to be masters of our domain, to distinguish ourselves by sheer skill and prowess. -- Joesgoals.com

Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration. -- Stan Kelly-Bootle

J'ai toujours préféré la folie des passions à la sagesse de l'indifférence. -- Anatole France

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. ~Colin R. Davis

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong