"Knowing that a paradox is required for life as we know it to exist allows me to give up trying constantly to understand it and instead just feel it and enjoy it."

-- Richard Brancatisano

#Giving Up Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.”
“I had never made any plans beyond basketball.”
“The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.”
“When the word began to get out, the idea of tying imitations of aquatic worms was not met with universal approval in the fly-fishing community. It seems that worms had somehow gotten a bad name. I think a fishing pal of mine hit it on the head when he said, It just pisses them off that you can catch trout, I mean really big trout, on a fly that a five-year old can tie in twenty seconds!”

Source : Ed Engle (1991). “Fly Fishing the Tailwaters”, p.34, Stackpole Books
“Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that's the critical factor.”

Source : Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh (2009). “The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership”, p.229, Penguin
“You can't tell them anything, but hopefully they will learn from the example and won't have to go through it.”
“Kids on a team are like flowers in a bouquet, there is always one that wants to face a different way than the arranger desires.”
“Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.”

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