Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do.
“It is what it is, and it ain't nothin' else... Everything is clearly, openly, plainly delivered.”
“Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”