I shouted, and earned a hard thump on my head for my trouble.
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
No matter what I do, no matter how predictable I try to make my life, it will not be any more predictable than the rest of the world. Which is chaotic.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
It's very hard to take yourself too seriously when you look at the world from outer space.