The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. — George F. Will. American political commentator (born 1941)
Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.
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.