Mistakes are the portals of discovery. -- James Joyce It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. -- W. Somerset Maugham Life was meant to be lived and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. -- Eleanor Roosevelt A friend is a present you give yourself. -- Robert Louis Stevenson A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. -- Oscar Wilde Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages. -- Henry Ward Beecher How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. -- Coco Chanel