I guess we'd be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
But be, as you have been, my happiness...
The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.