Thus bamboozled

"Thus bamboozled, the individual--instead of fulfilling his unique function in the world--is exhausted and frustrated in efforts to accomplish self-contradictory goals. Because he is now so largely defined as a separate person caught up in a mindless and alien universe, his principal task is to get one-up on the universe and to conquer nature."

~Alan Watts

Go

Go where the money is... and go there often.

~Willie Sutton

When choosing

When choosing between two evils,
I always like to try the one I haven't tried before.

~Mae West

OK boys

OK, boys; let's go make a withdrawal.

~John Dillinger

My buddies

My buddies wanted to be firemen, farmers or policemen, something like that. Not me, I just wanted to steal people's money!

~John Dillinger

Persons and societies

"Persons and societies do not submit passively to surroundings and events. They make choices as to the places where they live and the activities in which they engage -- choices based on what they want to be, to do and to become. Furthermore, persons and societies often change their goals and ways; they can even retrace their steps and start in a new direction if they believe they are on a wrong course. Thus, whereas animal life is prisoner of biological evolution which is essentially irreversible, human life has the wonderful freedom of social evolution which is rapidly reversible and creative. Wherever human beings are concerned, trend is not destiny."

-- Rene Dubos

You are what you think

"You are what you think.
You are what you go for.
You are what you do!"

-- Bob Richards

We are built

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

~Maxwell Maltz

Life's ups and downs

Life's ups and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

~Marsha Sinetar