You get towards the end of life—no, not life itself, but of something else: the end of any likelihood of change in that life.
我不完美,我不声称自己是,我也不期望任何人完美。
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.
Today is cruel, tomorrow is crueler, and the day after tomorrow is beautiful. But most people will die tomorrow night, so don't give up today.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.