Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could.

Masters are not experts because they take a subject to its conceptual end. They are masters because they realize that there isn't one. On utterly smooth ground, the path from aim to attainment is in the permanent future.

Pain is not a punishment. And pleasure is not a reward. You could argue that failure is not punishment and Success is not reward. They're just failure and success. You can choose how you respond.

Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest, and do it again and again.

Play allows us to maintain curiosity while learning.

To reach an audacious goal, we sometimes benefit from having it lie just beyond our grasp.

We thrive not when we've done it all, but when we still have more to do.