Ryan Berns

“But it's never wise to bet against any of the four horsemen long term. Their historical track record is horrifyingly good.”
― Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses

“Only a fool takes pride in pretending that a skill he doesn’t possess is worthless.”
― Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's Tiger

“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Mine is a most peaceable disposition. My wishes are: a humble cottage with a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, the freshest milk and butter, flowers before my window, and a few fine trees before my door; and if God wants to make my happiness complete, he will grant me the joy of seeing some six or seven of my enemies hanging from those trees. Before death I shall, moved in my heart, forgive them all the wrong they did me in their lifetime. One must, it is true, forgive one's enemies-- but not before they have been hanged.”
― Heinrich Heine