“Obsessive introspection is a symptom of anxiety. But it is also a cause. Unless resisted, the two can become a self-consuming cycle.” – Michael Masterson.

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.” – Jack London

“The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many conservatives there are in their sociology department.” – Thomas Sowell

“Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt.

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” – Moliere

“From the beginning, what I was connecting with in the gym was a universal energy source. I would just feel it flowing. Even when I was 20 years old, I called the gym my church. When I was there, it wasn’t about being social; it was about doing my practice. I was in it. I was in the zone.” – Shawn Phillips

“The cemetery is full of people who thought they could change themselves tomorrow.” – Boonaa Mohammed

“Revolutionary ideas come from nonsense. If an idea is truly a breakthrough, then the day before it was discovered, it must have been considered crazy or nonsense or both – otherwise it wouldn’t be a breakthrough.” – Burt Rutan

From Romeo and Juliet:

* “[Go] wisely and slow; they stumble who run fast.” (Act 2, Scene 3)

* “You can’t lose a game if you don’t play the game.” (Act 1, Scene 4)

* “Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” (Act 2, Scene 6)

“Debts are like children – begot with pleasure, but brought forth with pain.” – Moliere