Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon -

Never promise more than you can perform.

- Publilius Syrus -

I like to listen.
I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.
Most people never listen.

- Ernest Hemingway -

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

- Elbert Hubbard -

I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt.
The world was suddenly rich with possibility.

- Jack Kerouac -