A whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper, gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road.
I wanted to be a professional drummer.
When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.
Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.
If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner. . . A winner is somebody who gave his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can. . . who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something. It doesn't mean that they accomplished it or failed, it means they've given it their best. That's a winner.
Tough times go away, tough people do not.
Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.
The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse. It can keep a soul alive even if all that survives is a shimmering. I've even seen it. I've been bathed in it. I've been changed by it.
If you want a real experience of serenity, look for the good. Affirm the good. Acknowledge the good.
It is beautiful to acquire knowledge, but it is misleading to expect it to bring us peace, love and happiness.