Asklemmy

Hope is not a strategy.

It's better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Every society is three hot meals away from chaos.

I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.

Yes, I know Mother Theresa isn’t well liked, and for good reason, but I like this quote. It shows you how framing your words and actions can impact how they are perceived by others. It makes you think.

"My sister is the opposite of paranoid. She has the delusion that people actually like her." Harry Block (Woody Allen) in the 187 film "Deconstructing Harry"

"My friends are so happy they're killing themselves." Steve McKenna (Jan-Michael Vincent) in the 1972 film "The Mechanic"

I am the Senate now!

~ Chancelor Palpetine

"Silence deafens everything." At first it seems counterintuitive, but being silent can "deafen" those around you (or society) to an issue or problem.

And my friends dad commented on his wanderlust need : "It doesn't matter where you travel to, you will never get away from yourself"

"You can be the juiciest, ripest peach in the world, but some people just funny like peaches."

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"

Regret is like salt, you sprinkle a little in to hide the bitterness. -The Expanse