Destiny's Choice

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan


If you want your destiny to be abysmal go back and sit on the couch.

Enjoying the Pleasure

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure. - Russell Baker


Misery loves company.

Calm Waters

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. - Malayan Proverb


Remember, crocodiles are cold-blooded predators.

Rights and Duties

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau


There must be a slave for there to be a master, so beware of those who invent new rights and duties.

Original Quality

It's cheaper to design manufacturing quality into a factory than it is to inspect it in after the product has already been built. - Seth Godin



The same could be said for raising kids, living your life, building a barn.......
Doing things right from the outset is the best course.

Efficient Tyranny

If anyone ever tells you that something you love is “inefficient,” and the cure is to shove something you hate down your throat, then “efficiency” has become a mere rationalization for tyranny. - Alex Epstein


e.g. Light bulbs; doctors; building design; food; cars; fuels; appliances; fireplaces; etc, etc, etc

The Unreasonable Ones

We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed. - Charles Caleb Colton


The unreasonable types.

Unreasonable Progress

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw


Societies which make "reasonable" as the ultimate goal don't progress.

Levering Friendships

Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up. - Thomas J. Watson 


Also make friends that you can mentor so they can lever themselves up.

Almost Perfect

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect. - Benny Hill


There are those who would complain in light of perfection. They do so in order to try to appear better than perfect.