Great times are great softeners

True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised by bluster and ambition.

Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?

When intelligent people read, they ask themselves a simple question: What do I plan to do with this information?

No one will argue that writing is an easy profession. Getting someone to pay you for your words isn’t easy. But there are strategies you can use to simplify the process and transform what you can produce.

To do great things, we need to be able to endure tragedy and setbacks. We've got to love what we do and all that it entails, good and bad. We have to learn to find joy in every single thing that happens.

The Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it's over.