Quotes 03 - Limitations

A man's got to know his limitations - Harry Callahan, Magnum Force (1973).

We were watching the Olympic Trials this past weekend and a gymnast stepped out of bounds twice during her floor routine. My wife said "those girls need to know their boundaries". I immediately replied with "A man's got to know his limitations". She looked at me like I was a complete idiot (a common look in my house).

Quotes 02 - Plan For It

De inimico non loquaris, sed cogites.
Do not wish ill for your enemy, plan for it.

I saw this quote recently in either a Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, or Lee Child book (I can't recall which author/book because this summer I've read all of their books - which are all great!). The quote really fits the Mitch Rapp / Scot Harvath / Jack Reacher persona. I've spent a few minutes on a Google search but haven't been able to find the origin of the quote.

It's quickly become one of my favorite quotes - It just sums up the world today.

Quotes 01

Robert Heinlein wrote "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

Now that's a great quote! When I first read those words in high school, I had to scribble them down in my notebook. I wanted to live those words. 25 years later, I still can't conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, and probably would fail at the invasion planning but I think I'm doing alright on the others. As a married man, I'm near expert on changing diapers, taking orders, fighting, and pitching manure!