A society that puts equality -- in the sense of equality of outcome -- ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. -- Milton Friedman (Thomas Sowell: A Conflict of Visions, p130)

Simplicity takes effort-- genius, even. -- Paul Graham

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. -- Ancient Eastern adage

It was Edison who said ‘1% inspiration, 99% perspiration’. That may have been true a hundred years ago. These days it's ‘0.01% inspiration, 99.99% perspiration’, and the inspiration is the easy part. -- Linux Torvalds

Give up control. You never really had it anyway. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure

If you’re going through hell keep going. ~Winston Churchill

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. ~Lolly Daskal