"No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure."

-- James A. Michener

“Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.”
“In a world of infinite choice if something is not made specifically for me I'm gone.”
“a TEN-YEAR-OLD lad in Indianapolis who was arrested for picking up coal along the side of railroad tracks is now in jail. If the boy had known enough to steal the whole railroad he would be heralded as a Napoleon of finance.”
“Be courageous and face this moment in time consciously and with all the discernment and clarity within your power.”
“At MIT, I had the good fortune for seven years to teach network theory, which is basic to many disciplines, to one-third of the undergraduate student body. It was an experiment to see how high we could bring their level of understanding, and it exceeded all of my expectations.”
“It is only by human experiences that we can interpret the Divine.”
“The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.”
“Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It's magic.”

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