Sam

“The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

“The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“Never explain―your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”
― Elbert Hubbard