"We get things wrong before we get things right."

-- Alistair Cockburn

“Do not be intimidated by a smart person. It is easier to debate a smart person than to argue with an idiot.”
“She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years.”
“Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men.”
“While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is serious doubt whether the Zionist movement can be said to be an ongoing proposition, fragmented as its components are in ideology and in practice.”
“Both happy and sad people can be cheered up by a nice meal,”
“Doing deals doesn't yield the deep rewards that come from building up people.”
“There are for starters, grandeur and silence, pure water and clean air. There is also the gift of distance ... the chance to stand away from relationships and daily ritual ... and the gift of energy. Wilderness infuses us with its own special brand of energy.”
“I find children inspiring. The way they look at the world. The magical world they live in, to me, is inspiring.”

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