Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

People now feel time accelerating. Lists allow them to feel some sense of accomplishment.

When you respond to an unreasonable person by getting emotional, you give them victory. How do you manage unreasonable people? You dismiss them. Like shadows

Even those who venture to dip a toe in the pond of risk never allow themselves to get used to the water.

There comes a time in some relationships when no matter how sincere the attempt to reconcile the differences or how strong the wish to recreate a part of the past once shared, the struggle becomes so painful that nothing else is felt and the world and all its beauty only add to the discomfort by providing cruel contrast.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.