Brian

“One of my favorite Tibetan sayings is “Even if you’re going to die tomorrow, you can learn something tonight.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind Into an Ally

“In omnibus negotiis prius quam aggrediare, adhibenda est præparatio diligens—In all matters before beginning a diligent preparation should be made.”
― J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein, The Art of Public Speaking

“The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it's helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about being bad. Baby steps are the royal road to skill.”
― Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else

“In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walking