The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity. Every cynic is a sentimentalist under the skin. The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.
Human instincts are hard-wired programming.
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are the portals of discovery. Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being. The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.