Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than raising the voice. Stanley Horowitz Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences. W. H. Auden "Friends are born, not made."
Henry Adams "Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them." Madame de Stael "When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks." Bob Dylan