"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
 - Bertrand Russell

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
- Sir Walter Scott,

"Simplicity is the peak of civilization."
- Jessie Sampter

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
- Cicero

Bill Tapia embodied this quote:

"Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves."
- Germaine Greer

Jazz’s Bill Tapia, who helped revive Hawaii’s iconic ukulele, dies at 103 - The Washington Post

Bill Tapia, a jazz guitarist and ukulele virtuoso who was in his 90s when he helped revive the iconic instrument of his native Hawaii, died Dec. 2.

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"Understanding how to be a good investor makes you a better business manager and vice versa." Charlie Munger