Half Truths by Saunders
Any fool can be a critic, and they usually are.
Genius is the ability to see that which is right in front of our eyes, but which has never been seen, to hear that which we have always heard, but never recognized, and to state that which is obvious, but which has never been said.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.* Those who can't teach, audit. Those who can't audit, make policy. And those who can't make policy, report the news.
If you're not confused, you're not learning.
Encourage learning, not paranoia.
There is always another alternative.
We are all whores, all our lives. If you're lucky, you get to choose your Johns.
The true measure of a person's work is whether they have succeeded in eliminating the need for it.
On average, half the people in the world are less fortunate than you. Gee. You must be pretty lucky.
The end measure of a person's life is singular quality. Which will survive you, the 10,000 meals you cook, or the book you write?
In the 1960's the rock group The Rolling Stones produced a well known song with the lyrics "You can't always get want you want, but if you try sometime, you will see, you get what you need." Well they were wrong. The real truth is that "You will always get want you don't need." As an example, on this date in the year 2000, most certainly George W. Bush will be elected our next president. It is not because he will prove himself the worthier candidate and be elected by the American populace, it is because he already has a job. If not elected, he will just go back to being Governor of Texas. On the other had, his opponent, Albert Gore, if not elected will be out of a job. Both Bush and Gore will get what they don't need - Bush another job, Gore, unemployment. If you don't believe this adage is true, just go apply for a loan. You'll only get the money if you don't need it.
* Attributed to H.L.
Mencken
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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
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