It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.

It is a rare man who can prevail in the face of comfort. Freedom is fragile and elusive, for rarely does the appreciation of it exceed the pleasure of being able to tell others what to do. There is but one tick on the accuracy scale between 'optimism' and 'denial.'

It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.

How do we not rue the many unchosen paths in life? A blessed lack of imagination. There are enough real glories along any path to swamp our meager ability to picture alternatives.

My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it.

Anger is a more noble emotion than indifference.

You are an adult when, faced with important decisions, you choose to have more faith in yourself than anything else.