I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
How could you be a Great Man if history brought you no Great Events, or brought you to them at the wrong time, too young, too old?
Worrying about them always struck me as about as useful as worrying about getting hit by lightning.
Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
For the night was not impartial. No, the night loved some more than others, served some more than others.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion.