"The ultimate design is little different from the natural world."

“Public spending on infrastructure has fallen to its lowest level since 1947. And the U.S., which used to have the finest infrastructure in the world, is now ranked 16th according to the World Economic Forum, behind Iceland, Spain, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com

“As an athlete, you'll never feel bad about losing, but what you will feel bad about is underperforming. That's a real thing and it happens a lot when we don't live up to our potential. And that keeps you up at night and can give you years and years of regret. It could be a relationship, it could be a homework assignment, or it could be an athletic competition. If you don't go out and perform to the best of your ability, it will really bother you.”

“Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.”

“Whenever there was a crisis, I found a man to help me take the edge off the feelings of helplessness and pain.”

Source : Susan Cheever (2009). “Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

“I love life because what more is there?”

“The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.”

“The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.”

Source : Leah Hager Cohen (2003). “Heart, You Bully, You Punk”, Viking Press

“I think, am sure, a brother's love exceeds All the world's loves in its unworldliness.”