Excuses are tools of the incompetent
Everybody with a helmet on is in the mix.
People aren't very good listeners, by nature. Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, an idea or a moment in a few words. If they remember it, job done.
I'll tolerate you until I can replace you.
We don't live in our fears. We live in our hopes.
More grounded, more humble, more selfless makes us more opportunistic.