“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.
We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.
We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time.