Vivas to those who have fail’d!And to those whose war-vessels sank in the sea!And to those themselves who sank in the sea!And to all generals that lost engagements, and all overcome heroes!And the numberless unknown heroes equal to the greatest heroes known! - Walt Whitman
What stays with you longest and deepest? Of curious panics, of hard-fought engagements or sieges tremendous what deepest remains? - Walt Whitman
Jury: a group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him. - H. L. Mencken
I think boredom is the beginning of every authentic act. (...) Boredom opens up the space, for new engagements. Without boredom, no creativity. If you are not bored, you just stupidly enjoy the situation in which you are. - Slavoj Žižek
Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. - Brendan Francis Brown