Conquerors, visionaries, artists, poets, and resolute men of all sorts throughout time have been driven to extraordinary acts by their commitment to triumphs that most of us admire - but would prefer to leave to someone else

You are author of you own narrative". Every life is a narrative. Even though most of the plot will be written by forces beyond your control - you still have editorial influence.

Truth is a big word. Seeking, "The Truth", is an abstract adventure. It's an adventure that usually leads to grandiose theorizing resulting in little usable information.
Seeking, "The Truth", isn't a rewarding use of time. Seeking what's true in a particular case is more practical, though it's no easier.

Playing and daydreaming are seriously underappreciated. When your mind is off-duty you are
free to notice what seemed unimportant when you were working.

When played by world-shakers, King of the Hill, is a very serious game. Horseracing is often said to be the sport of Kings. The true sport of Kings is war. Some say that that might doesn't make right, but it can't be proved by the evidence.

A lot of people, from far back in time, have believed numbers to be mystically significant. They don't always agree which number signifies what. They do agree that numbers account for more than just counting.

The example of closing time is easy to understand. Whatever barroom need or hope you have has to get done before closing time. Life has its own closing time. Keeping that limitation in mind focuses attention on what really needs doing.

Sorry. There's no anything, anywhere, but strong quantum entanglements of energy that masquerade as hard reality. The hard stuff you see around you is empty space in which the illusion of, stars, planets, and everything else, is created by impenetrable force-fields of energy. The illusion is overwhelming realistic, but it isn't real.

I increasingly found myself defending the Christian position. This surprised people who knew me. They thought of me as a committed rationalist. What was I doing talking about God, and Good, and Evil.

Some few people recognize Classics when they're first made; centuries must pass before the rest of us can be sure. good stays the same.

After lugging the kill to a nearby tree the leopard ate a quick meal, then stored the rest of the carcass in a handy crotch of the tree. A thorough clean-up followed - then the big cat returned to standby mode.

Prisoners are the extreme case, but none of us are free from limitation. Limitation focus us to concentrate on what can be done. If you can't do whatever you like, then, what can you do?

The Mad Tea party in Alice in Wonderland took place at a very long table filled with one tea service after the other.
When the tea and crumpets were exhausted at one station the party moved on to the next, saying, "Move down, move down"!

Did anyone force you to take that job, or get involved with that person, or that crowd?
No, you chose who, what, and where.

Government, "service", is now approaching 40% of the entire economy. Eventually we'll live in a Country: of the Government, by the Government, and for the Government

I hear a lot of roaring these days in emotional arguments. Emotional argument is an oxymoron. Argument is done with reason. Nothing comes from emotional roaring but annoying sound, signifying nothing

In times of old - like twenty or thirty years ago - knowledge was held in esteem. Now it's not nearly as important as going viral on Tik-Tok.

Back in the late sixties I thought I might like to move to Denver. You know, the wild west, the mountains, maybe even a little of the old-time cowboy life.

Insurance is a gamble. You bet you'll win back the money you put in the Insurance pot. The Insurance company bets they'll keep most of it.

Skillful writers paint with words that resonant with other words.