"I fish because I love to . . . because I love the environs where trout are found . . . because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one donâ€™t want to waste the trip . . . and, finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportantâ€“â€“and not nearly so much fun."

-- John D. Voelker

#Fun Quotes #Men Quotes #Fishing Quotes

“For me, my travels have been the chance to go to a place that already exists in my imagination.”
“If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.”
“I write a lot in my head. The revision goes on internally. It's not spontaneous and it doesn't have a schedule.”
“To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's own!”
“When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied”
“An act of leadership is to say that whatever's happening now is not good enough and suggest or show that we can do better. If you don't have that, then you don't have the catalyst for continuous improvement.”

Source : "Kanban Pioneer". Interview with Leonardo Campos, Rafael Buzon, Eric Fer and Anselmo Martelini, www.infoq.com. March 16, 2013.
“I love arguing. I always say that I'll never win a physical battle, but I can always win a mental battle. I mean, not really, because I never really argue with anyone.”
“Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery.”

Source : Nolan Ryan, Skip Bayless, Tom House (1991). “Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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