No matter what you do, no matter how stupid, dumb or damaging you judge it to be, there is a lesson to be learned from it. No matter what happens to you, no matter how unfair, inequitable or wrong, there's something you can take from the situation and use for your advancement.

Stubborness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from "won't power" to "will power.

To the degree we can live without the things of this world, we are wealthy.

Nothing adventured, nothing attained

Capitalism is the only economic system compatible with free individuals

Keep your goals away from the trolls.

Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.