Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.
I like weights. You know where you stand with them. Well, sometimes you're lying under them, trying not to let them crush you, but you see, you KNOW they'd crush you if they could. There's honesty.
You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.
Van was screaming something and Jolu was shouting and I looked at them for a second and that was when someone put a coarse.
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.