Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
Fear is a great motivator.
Believe in yourself, know yourself, deny yourself, and be humble.
Get out well, but not too quickly, move through the field, be comfortable. Strategy-wise, go with your strengths. If you don't have a great finish, you must get away to win. I've always found it effective to make a move just before the crest of a hill. You get away just a little and you're gone before your opponent gets over the top. Also, around a tight bend, take off like holy hell. I've done that a number of times. You should not be flying down the home straight. Most of your efforts should have been put forth earlier.
You know, as you get older, the first thing you lose is memory. It seems to be happening with me.
it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities
A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.
So I'll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall.