El Reno Tornado Quotes & Sayings

For no man is found so prudent as to know how to adapt himself to these changes, both because he cannot deviate from the course to which nature inclines him, and because, having always prospered while adhering to one path, he cannot be persuaded that it would be well for him to forsake it. And so when occasion requires the cautious man to act impetuously, he cannot do so and is undone: whereas had he changed his nature with time and circumstances, his fortune would have been unchanged. — Niccolo Machiavelli

On a related note, I think for many of us, the first step in becoming a good writer is to write crap. In all seriousness, none of us are born knowing how to write. Almost all of us will produce a lot of really lousy stories before we start to get good. (Not all of us will choose to publish those lousy stories, but that's a whole separate discussion ... ) — Jim C. Hines

This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries. — Nicholas Negroponte

I carry my awareness of defeat like a banner of victory. — Fernando Pessoa

A mind at peace a mind centered and not focused on harming others is stronger than any physical force in the universe. — Wayne W. Dyer

Where got she her sullen mouth
And where her swaying form?
Would she live on eggs and apples
When the blood of men is warm?
("The Young Witch") — George Sterling

Yes, world history is indeed such an onion! — Jared Diamond

I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me. — Brendan Behan

I'm going to punch words in your ear holes. — Christy Leigh Stewart