“It is better to wear out than to rust out.”

“I'd rather wear out than rust out," he'd once said years before, echoing the words of the evangelist George Whitefield.”

“For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”

“I wear clothing made out of green screen material, because then I can go chameleon when I edit the photo. And chameleon is better than commando.”

“It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.”

“It's more impressive," I said out loud. "From a distance, I mean. You can't see the wear on things, you know? You can't see the rust or the weeds or the paint cracking. You see the place as someone once imagined it.”