The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
Art is science made clear.
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
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.
The pain of making the necessary sacrifices always hurts more than you think it's going to. I know. It sucks. That being said, doing something seriously creative is one of the most amazing experiences one can have, in this or any other lifetime. If you can pull it off, it's worth it. Even if you don't end up pulling it off, you'll learn many incredible, magical, valuable things. It's NOT doing it when you know you full well you HAD the opportunity- that hurts FAR more than any failure.
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
Never eat more than you can lift.