"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well." ― Jack London Topic(s): Good More From Jack London "I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate." "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." More In Good "Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body – by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor."― Grantland Rice "You put high heels on and you change."― Manolo Blahnik "Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell."― George Orwell