Fred Gadea

“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. Nothing can be more useful to a man than the determination not to be hurried.”
― Henry David Thoreau

“Try not to force your idea on someone, but rather think about it with him. If you feel you have won the discussion, that is the wrong attitude. Try not to win the argument; just listen to it.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

“Everyone's always 'just joking,' right? Except when they're not.”
― Kawai Strong Washburn, Sharks in the Time of Saviors

“Your intent will always be second to what you complete.”
― Carlos Wallace