"What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character."

-- Martin Seligman

#Children Quotes #Character Quotes #Practice Quotes

“Let us watch against pride in every shape-pride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride of our own goodness.”
“In this age of micro-blogging and two second sound bites, almost no one has the attention span, or time, to read more than a few sentences.”

Source : Tim Frick (2013). “Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing”, p.173, Taylor & Francis
“We all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform.”
“I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty.”
“You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.”
“Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.”
“You don't play triathlon. You play soccer; it's fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that you can leave you crumpled in a heap, puking on the roadside. It's the physical brutality of climbing Mount Everest without the great view from the top of the world. What kind of person keeps coming back for more of that?”
“Your actions are your own. Your choices are your own. Each of us carries a burden of guilt for decisions made or not made. You can let that rule your whole life or you can put it behind you and move on. Only a madman lets jealousy determine the course of his existence. Only a weak man blames others for his own errors.”

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