From dead plant matter to nematodes to bacteria, never underestimate the cleverness of mushrooms to find new food!
Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.
Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.
I don’t care if half the league strikes. Those who do will encounter quick retribution. All will be suspended, and I don’t care if it wrecks the league for 10 years. This is the United States of America, and one citizen has as much right to play as another.
Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.
Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.
One of the problems that exacerbates procrastination is the feeling that you have lots of different things to do and no clear sense of which matter more, when they should be done, etc.
Sometimes having no script, having no idea what is going to happen next, having no map, might be the way to go. Because life just happens, and when it does, how you handle it will teach you more about who you are than any class or test ever can. The best preparation for the rest of your life is, maybe, no preparation at all. Dive right in. Make mistakes. Break a few rules. Wing it.
America is a very seductive place in terms of lifestyle and comfort, but it wasn't for me.
It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar.