I remember the story of the guy who was a Sears employee when he invented the little button on their ratchets that releases the sockets. He won several million dollars in a lawsuit against sears.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"