Veni, vidi, vinci.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Veni, vidi, vinci.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
The gift of freedom is yours by right. But the home we seek resides not in some distant land. It’s in us! And in our actions on this day! If this be our destiny, then so be it. But let history remember that as free men, we chose to make it so.
A habit is the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.
Knowledge is the theoretical component, the “what” to do and “why” to do it.
Skill is the practical side of “how” to do it.
Desire is the motivational side, the “want” to do it.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…
Goodbye 2008.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.