Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim".