I'm moving to a point that I'm fed up with the N. C. A. A. dictation.
Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third.
All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about. . . We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.
Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.
We do not choose to be born. We do not--most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live--Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift. We decide what is important and what is trivial. What makes us significant is what we DO, Or REFUSE TO DO. WE DECIDE and WE CHOOSE--and so we give definition to our lives.
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.
What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, and what we do to make them come about.
I do think of myself as a taste-maker, yes, absolutely.
When you see opportunities in your life, you've got to analyze, 'Why was that choice given to me?
Peter Jackson's instincts are extraordinary, as is his stamina.
Dear me! I must be turning into a god.