Chris Pavese

“A theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements. It must accurately describe a large class of observations on the basis of a model that contains only a few arbitrary elements, and it must make definite predictions about the results of future observations.”
― Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time

“The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.”
― Robert Pirsig

“To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

“The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away—it can only be forgotten.”
― Greg Mckeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less