The lesson of the story might appear to be that self-interested and ambitious people in power are often the cause of wastefulness in developing countries. But self-interested and ambitious people are in positions of power, great and small, all over the world. In many places, they are restrained by the law, the press, and democratic opposition. Cameroon's tragedy is that there is nothing to hold self-interest in check. -- Tim Harford

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

There really is no learning without doing. -- Roger Schank, Engines for Education

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible battles inside all of us--that's where it's at. –Jesse Owens

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. –Bill Cosby