Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.
The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.
The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.
I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies.
There'll come a moment when you think you can make it, and you'll try.
You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way.
Well, let me tell you, gentlemen, the games of the devil are not restricted to those confined to hell. Others can play them.
If you see long term benefit in doing something, but short term pain then you should do it.
Simplification seems to be the removal of objects for the goal of making a graphic as clean and uncluttered as possible. Whereas, with optimization, it feels like there's more intelligence in that. It maintains the usability, but tries to distill something down to its essence. But with some data-sets you have to be careful because, as with linear, print journalism, it's easy to shave off facts that don't quite fit the flow.
As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to combine domestic democracy with such tyrannical control over foreigners is hopelessly contradictory and hypocritical. A country can be democratic or it can be imperialistic, but it cannot be both.
Giving is just one way of expressing that God has been good to you and will continue to do so through your being good to others.