The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said read more

The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I read more

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs with emphasis on technique, all the way through to what my personal best is in practice.... The more you work with this type of visualization, especially when you do it on a day-to-day basis, you'll actually begin to feel your muscles contracting at the appropriate times.

We grow small trying to be great.

We grow small trying to be great.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most
gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements.

Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements.

Always the more beautiful answer who asks the more beautiful question.

Always the more beautiful answer who asks the more beautiful question.

The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It
is for us to put read more

The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It
is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.