Nothing adventured, nothing attained

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

Although a lot can be learned from adversity, most of the same lessons can be learned through laughter and joy.

Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.

Many people weigh the guilt, they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.

Avoid People and Situations That Upset You. Those things, people, situations, and experiences you dont like--avoid them. Stay away. Walk away. Do something else. Some might call this cowardly. I call it smart. The world is brimming with things, people, and experiences. We will never experience all of them if we live to be 10,000. So why not associate with the ones that naturally please you?

Under this law (Controlled Substances Act) a bureaucrat-usually not elected-decides whether or not a substance is dangerous and how dangerous that substance is. There's no more messing around with legislatures, presidents, or other bothersome formalities. When MDMA (ecstasy) was made illegal in 1986, no elected official voted on that. It was done "in house." People are now in jail because they did something that an administrator declared was wrong.