No need to worry 'bout a thing. If you need me I'll be there in a hurry. Call on me, time and time again, 'cause you're my friend. Genius is only a greater aptitude for patience. I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. The difficulty in life is the choice. The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge. This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection. In all things that involve social pressures, if we want to see change we have to force the envelope outwards. The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves. |