Jesse

“Loving everyone,” said Jimmy, “is almost the same thing as loving nobody.” He paused. “You’re awfully hard on the people who love you.”
― Daniel Keys Moran, The A.I. War: The Big Boost

“History isn't like that. History unravels gently, like an old sweater. It has been patched and darned many times, reknitted to suit different people, shoved in a box under the sink of censorship to be cut up for the dusters of propaganda, yet it always - eventually - manages to spring back into its old familar shape. History has a habit of changing the people who think they are changing it. History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Mort

“If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you.

(Isaac Jaffe, Sports Night)”
― Aaron Sorkin

“TO BE HAPPY, BE VIRTUOUS. THERE ARE ONLY TWO REASONS TO EVER DO ANYTHING; TO BE HAPPY, AND TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE BE HAPPY. ALL VIRTUE LIES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THAT, IN WORKING FOR OTHERS, IN PROTECTING THE WEAK FROM THE STRONG.”
― Daniel Keys Moran, The A.I. War: The Big Boost