For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls.
I love stoner comedies. I smoked weed in college, but I haven't smoked in years.
Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.
You have to be careful when you're getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.
When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'
I learned to observe other people - that's sort of what it teaches you. To pay attention. Which can also be a really natural human skill.
Sometimes people say something to you and you're like, "I respect you so much, I love what you do, but I disagree. I don't think that's right for the way I see it. "
Everyone in their life has his own particular way of expressing life's purpose - the lawyer his eloquence, the painter his palette, and the man of letters his pen from which the quick words of his story flow. I have my bicycle.
Curran scrutinized Mart’s face. “I can’t figure out if he wants to kill you or screw you. ” “I’ll be glad to make the choice for him. ” Curran looked back at me. “Why is it you always attract creeps?” “You tell me. ” Ha! Walked right into that one, yes, he did.
I realized. . . that the artist is always alone. Early in life I had thought I needed other people to confirm or approve what I was doing.
The game of football really is more cerebral than most people think. To be successful, it takes more than just strength and speed; it takes versatility, intelligence, and ability to think quickly and calmly, to adapt to every situation.