it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

People are more important than things.

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am able to optimize my use of time down the home stretch.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.