Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
I have lost friends, some by death... others through sheer inability to cross the street.
If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.