being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience

The biggest mistake we make is trying to square the way we feel about something today with the way we felt about it yesterday. You shouldn’t even bother doing it. You should just figure out the way you feel today and if it happens to comply with what you thought before, fine. If it contradicts it, whatever. Life goes on.

I became convinced that knowing lots of people was kind of skill, something that the diligent can overcome.

The nature of athletic celebrity is increasingly moving away from the actual field of play.

You don't manage a social wrong. You should be ending it.

Visionaries are limited by their visions.

It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.