The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You don''t blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny
“If you’re too analytical, you’ll miss the miracle. If you’re too literal, you’ll miss the joke. Being too skeptical kills the fun. Being open-minded opens doors to a happier life..”
Give all options to the opponent, if you win its historical, if you fight and loose- he is definite to loose next time, if you loose-you can enjoy his happiness even.
I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with the roughest courage. When they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know.