Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who make no concessions. Thucydides Let the cymbals of popularity tinkle still. Let the butterflies of fame glitter with their wings. I shall envy neither their music nor their colors. John Adams Complaining is finding faults. Wisdom is finding solutions. Ajahn Brahm No matter the magnitude of your doubts about the nature of the world you cant come up with another world without coming up with another you. Cormac McCarthy The improbability of what has happened in the past does not affect the probability of what is yet to happen. Julian Baggini The price of stopping a dictator always goes up. Garry Kasparov