"This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes." ― Hannah Arendt Topic(s): Best More From Hannah Arendt "It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past." "Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence." "Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight." More In Best "I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation."― Andrew Cuomo "The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one."― William James "No man who worships education has got the best out of education… Without a gentle contempt for education no man’s education is complete."― Gilbert K. Chesterton