Exploration is an oft-lauded human activity, and one that resonates in the same way that music and good stories do. It's hard-wired into our species (and into many others), no doubt because it has survival value. Exploration occasionally rewards those who accept its risks, usually with new resources.Seth Shostak
I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.Audrey Hepburn
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.Niccolo Machiavelli
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.Niccolo Machiavelli
The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.Niccolo Machiavelli
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.Oprah Winfrey