Good work is no done by ‘humble’ men. -- H. Hardy, A mathematician's apology.
A society that puts equality -- in the sense of equality of outcome -- ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. -- Milton Friedman (Thomas Sowell: A Conflict of Visions, p130)
Wear your best for your execution and stand dignified. Your last recourse against randomness is how you act — if you can’t control outcomes, you can control the elegance of your behaviour. You will always have the last word. -- Nassim Taleb
Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective reveals himself as having no real perspective at all. A man who tries too hard to see every side may be a man who is trying to avoid choosing any side. A man who tries too hard to seek a deeper truth may be trying to hide from the truth he already knows. That is not a sign of intellectual sophistication and "great thinking". It is a demonstration of moral degeneracy and cowardice. -- Steven Den Beste
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
Talkers are no good doers. -- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI"
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. ~Albert Einstein
Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. ~Chris Grosser
Success is...knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others. ~ John C. Maxwell
You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing. ~Philippos