Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide.

Naveen Jain

A woman who would steal your love when your love was really all you had to give was not much of a woman.

Stephen King

Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.

Kahlil Gibran

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.

Louis L'Amour

Life is made of fear. Some people eat fear soup three times a day. Some people eat fear soup all the meals there are. I eat it sometimes. When they bring me fear soup to eat, I try not to eat it, I try to send it back. But sometimes I'm too afraid to and have to eat it anyway.

Martin Amis

Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.

Henry David Thoreau

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Sa'di

I quite enjoy science fiction.

Lexa Doig

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

Rogers Hornsby

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

Thomas Jefferson

Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.

Ambrose Bierce