No great deed, private or public, had ever been undertaken in a bliss of certainty.', Leon Wieseltier, in The New Republic',

Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.', Shirley MacLaine', US movie actress (1934 - )

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.', Thomas Jefferson, 1801', 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826)

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.', Mark Twain, Letter to Mrs Foote, Dec. 2 1887', US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.', e e cummings', US poet (1894 - 1962)