"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." "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." "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." More In Good "Be sweet, be good, and honest always."― Emma Bunton "There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are – more humane."― Friedrich Nietzsche "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children."― Jimmy Carter