On the Value of Hanging Out with the Right People

“Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad” -Thomas Paine It is not the relative difficulty or ease, but the caliber of people with which we associate, that shapes the course of our lives.

On the Genius and Strength of Abraham Lincoln

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” -Thomas Paine, The American Crisis Lincoln’s time in the …