Be careful what you wish for. Especially out loud.

In America, where surface has always passed for substance, people always believe guys like Frank Dunning.

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Sometimes it is best for men not to attempt to interfere with destiny. Our prayers can be answered in ways which we do not expect and do not welcome.

…remember that the danger that is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of.

Yes, well, I’m not asking you to hide anything. Hiding won’t help you. You can’t very well hide from a pit, can you? You just need to avoid falling into it.” – Brohan Madhrarigal

Snow is not a wolf in sheep’s clothing – it is a tiger in lamb’s clothing.

Any man who has got himself set over others and don’t have any responsibility to something bigger than him is a son of a bitch.

No matter how long a log of wood remains in the river it does not become a crocodile

If there is anything unique about the human animal, it is that it has the ability to grow knowledge at an accelerating rate while being chronically incapable of learning from experience.