When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. – Cynthia Heimel, "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics"

Without adventure civilization is in full decay. – Alfred North Whitehead

You can avoid most of the sorrows of life, the only requirement being that you avoid all the happiness. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com