The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
But obligation, I eventually saw, is not the same as commitment, and it's certainly not an acceptable reason to stick with something that isn't working
Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.
I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.
Dancers are allowed, indeed encouraged, to remain children forever.
Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.
No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.
Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore.
Fortunate Newton, happy childhood of science. Nature to him was an open book. He stands before us strong, certain, and alone.
Where I'm just sort of shocked into the revelation, once again, of this planet is a living organism; this living thing, being alive, is a living thing. It's every breath you take. That was the last one. It'll never come back. You are riding on this wave of awareness, second to second to second.
When people say, "It can't be done," or "You don't have what it takes," it makes the task all the more interesting.