"Times change, and we change with them."

-- William Henry Harrison

“You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.”
“Lots of us have expertise in particular areas. Becoming an expert in something means that we become more and more fascinated by nuance and complexity. That's when the Curse of Knowledge kicks in, and we start to forget what it's like not to know what we know.”

Source : "Made to Stick: Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck". Book by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, 2006.
“The creative individual is no longer viewed as an iconoclast. Heâ€”or sheâ€”is the new mainstream.”

Source : Richard Florida (2014). “The Rise of the Creative Class--Revisited: Revised and Expanded”, p.7, Basic Books
“Spiritual fulfillment doesn't have to mean belief in a religion or disbelief in science. ... Whether one believes in an unseen, all-knowing force, or the wonder of science and the universe, or simply the beauty of the human spirit, nearly every one of feels an inner longing to feel part of something bigger than ourselves.”
“And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.”
“Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.”
“My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.”
“You don't have to let yourself be terrorized by other people's expectations of you.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2016). “The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem”, p.39, Conari Press

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