"Toughness has nothing to do with size, physical strength or athleticism. Toughness is A SKILL that can be developed & improved."

-- Jay Bilas

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“To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.”
“I employ 20 people in Vienna. The other 130 coworkers are pilots and flight companions. The Overhead is limited with me. Reduces naturally the costs of my fliers.”
“I always tell myself, 'Keep on fighting.' I wasn't always a good diverâ€”I had to work my way up to where I am now. If I had given up, I wouldn't be in the position I am today. I would have so many regrets.”
“Consumerism is so weird. Its a sort of conspiracy we collude in. Youd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.”
“We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.”

Source : Deborah Tannen (2013). “You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation”, p.15, Harper Collins
“In publishing The First Man I said to myself, 'this is going to be awful,' but awful from the point of view of the criticism. I'm not afraid of [Albert] Camus' public. I'm afraid of what will be written in the papers.”
“Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder.”

Source : Edward Hirsch (1999). “How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry”, p.18, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.”

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