I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to … - Joshua Waitzkin

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Teach [our girls] that there is a race with special needs which they and only they can help; that the world needs and is already asking for their trained, efficient forces.

Joshua Waitzkin

I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it.

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The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.

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Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.

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Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life.

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A man wants to walk across the land, but the earth is covered with thorns. He has two options - one is to pave his road, to tame all of nature into compliance. The other is to make sandals. Making sandals is the internal solution. . . it does not base success on a submissive world or overpowering force, but on intelligent preparation and cultivated resilience.

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Growth only really comes at the point of resistance, but that is the moment that we tend to stop. Because it hurts…pushing our limits is a muscle that can be cultivated like any other–incrementally

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To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world.

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Those who the gods would make rich and famous on TV, they first drive mad.

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I've started collecting taxidermy: I've got a red squirrel, called Steve. I made sure he came with certificates so we know he wasn't just killed for stuffing.

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Some of us can accept others right where they are a lot more easily than we can accept ourselves. We feel that compassion is reserved for someone else, and it never occurs to us to feel it for ourselves. My experience is that by practicing without 'shoulds,' we gradually discover our wakefulness and our confidence. Gradually, without any agenda except to be honest and kind, we assume responsibility for being here in this unpredictable world, in this unique moment, in this precious human body.

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