Human Plan

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein



This is my second most favorite quote. Think about giving it as a graduation present for it may cause the graduate to realize how much is left to learn.