I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.
“The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by her own intrinsic motion, without gaining any new degree of velocity, or lessening what she has acquired.”
“If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any.”