We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

I don't believe in the no-win scenario

Apologies are not pass/fail.

Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that

Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities