"School is temporary. Education is not. If you want to prosper in life: find something that fascinates you and jump all over it. Don't wait for someone to teach you; your enthusiasm will attract teachers to you. Don't worry about diplomas or degrees; just get so good that no one can ignore you."

-- James Marcus Bach

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“If you want more money, don't pay attention to the money. Pay attention to the thing that makes the money.”
“When I turn up at a trendy party, all the youngsters look like they could be my illegitimate love children.”
“The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.”
“There is not much to be got anywhere in the world. It is filled with misery and pain; if a man escapes these, boredeom lies in wait for him at every corner. Nay more; it is evil which generally has the upper hand, and folly that makes the most noise. Fate is cruel and mankind pitiable.”
“When humans understand Tao, we understand the Tao within ourselves, not the true Tao. Tao doesn't belong to any one or any place; Tao is natural. It doesn't matter where you go, it will always be there. No one can claim ownership of it.”
“Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy.”
“We do many things we shouldn't in the course of a life. It doesn't make them right or wrong, just a part of who we are.”

Source : Lorenzo Carcaterra (2002). “Street Boys”, p.122, Ballantine Books
“In defense of games, I want to point out that the writing in plays, including everything by August Strindberg and The Lion King, is 100% pure crap. So we're doing better than they are even though they have the benefit of mostly not being about space marines.”

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