Nihil est sine ratione.[There is nothing without a reason.]

Nothing is necessitated whose opposite is possible.

...as far as we are capable of knowledge we sin in neglecting to acquire it...

For all bodies are in perpetual flux like rivers, and parts are passing in and out of them continually.

If you could blow the brain up to the size of a mill and walk about inside, you would not find consciousness.

…every feeling is the perception of a truth...

Find your bones. Believe in what you are.

You can become anything that you want to be but the goal is for you to become your best self.

We cannot glorify God when we refuse to celebrate others

When it comes to fighting for your rights don't fold hands but turn them into fists.

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

One must write poetry in such as way that if one threw the poem in a window, the pane would break.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

You must develop a rich inner life to enjoy life altogether.

I realize you cant please everyone.

My operating assumption is we will always have very tough competition. And even with some European banks struggling right now, some of them can reemerge - and maybe even stronger.