Things I Learned And Wrote By Age 19

• The difference between heroism and foolhardiness is success.

• The main characteristic of perfection is consistency, and therefore predictability.

• Romanticism is justice.

• A true man has mastered Ecclesiastes 3:1

• Open-mindedness is to assume first that oneself is wrong. 
• It is possible to be too open-minded.

• The main problem with philosophizing is that too often the conclusion is reached before all factors are considered.

• Open eyes are as good as an open mind.
• An open heart is better than an open mind.

• The currency of life is time.
• The greatest investment is the investment of memories.

• One cannot not communicate.

• The greatest pain for a parent, aside from losing a child, is to see a child fall into the same mistakes the parent made.

• Confidence is built through repeated success.

• The art of communication lies in the placing of silence.

• If you give enough people a piece of your mind, you won't have one left.

• Practicality is the opposite of romanticism.

• Believers in God would accept affliction if they knew why God sent it.

• Art is the opposite of science.
• Science can be measured, art cannot.
• Science can be exactly replicated, art cannot.
• Science is, regardless of human intervention.  Art is, because of human intervention.
• Art is perfected through human imperfection.