People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. Those who get on in this world are those who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. Life is no brief candle. It is a splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.   -George Bernard Shaw Irish Playwright