Actually, the essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

When your enemy is making a very serious mistake, don't be impolite and disturb him. -- Napoleon Bonaparte (allegedly)

Two people should stay together if together they are better people than they would be individually. -- ?

It was Edison who said ‘1% inspiration, 99% perspiration’. That may have been true a hundred years ago. These days it's ‘0.01% inspiration, 99.99% perspiration’, and the inspiration is the easy part. -- Linux Torvalds

The best is the enemy of the good. -- Voltaire

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. ~Robert Kiyosaki

Fall seven times and stand up eight. –Japanese Proverb

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst