"To be premature is to be perfect"

“If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.”

“The discussion of derivatives in the political world has become a zero sum game.”

Source : "Jim Himes, Former Goldman Sachs Executive, Introduces Bill To Roll Back Key Element Of Dodd-Frank". Connecticut Mirror Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 07, 2013.

“Music's awesome, it's the closest thing we have to magic.”

“The traits the word 'childish' addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.”

Source : "12-year-old author: Don't say 'childish'" by John D. Sutter, www.cnn.com. April 15, 2010.

“Our justification from sins takes place at the point of saving faith, not at the point of water baptism, which usually occurs later. But if a person is already justified and has sins forgiven eternally at the point of saving faith, then baptism is not necessary for forgiveness of sins nor for the bestowal of new spiritual life. Baptism, then, is not necessary for salvation. But it is necessary if we are to be obedient to Christ, for he commanded baptism for all who believe in him.”

“I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.”

“How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?”

“It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.”