Favorite Quotes
Words that resonate.
A collection of thoughts, reminders, and principles I keep coming back to.
“The life you live is the story you tell.”
“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.”
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”“A lot of people run a race to see who is the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”
“没有白走的路，一切都是最好的安排。”
“If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.”
“大人虎变，其文炳也；君子豹变，其文蔚也；小人革面，顺以从君也。”
“The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it.”
“听其言而观其行。”
“All models are wrong, but some models are useful.”
“It is common sense to take a method and try it; If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
“In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits... In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don't necessarily think everyone's the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it.”