This is something I’ve struggled with a lot: how to relate to the fear in a constructive way. It’s not that you eliminate the fear. We have all the fears. That’s natural; that’s human beings. But how do you deal with the fears, how do you engage with your fears in a way that’s productive? Brad Feld Read Quote
My grandma tells me, ‘Do you focus when you’re up there?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I think about shooting a free throw.’ I don’t miss them on purpose. I promise, I’m not betting on the games. DeAndre Jordan Read Quote
Erik Seidel ended up introducing me to some of the best players in the world, a few of whom also agreed to take me on to coach me. So I had access to the best poker minds in the world to help me study and figure things out. Maria Konnikova Read Quote
Being a studio make-up artist and working on magazines was the only thing I wanted to do. Francois Nars Read Quote
Absolutely, I don’t believe in rules. As I tell my daughter when she is mischievous, ‘Well-behaved women rarely make history.’ Nia Vardalos Read Quote
Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may practise every pious exercise you can manage, but all this is as nothing in comparison with the Blessed Sacrament. What we do may be godly, but this sacrament is God Himself! Johannes Tauler Read Quote
After I left Texas and went to California, I had a hard time getting anyone to play anything that I was writing, so I had to end up playing them myself. And that’s how I ended up just being a saxophone player. Ornette Coleman Read Quote
The fear of letting people down – that’s the drive. Sir Alex, I think, if he was brave enough to say it, he would say the same, but in his eyes, the motivating factor is that you want to be the best. Peter Schmeichel Read Quote
