The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are.
Anne LamottThere is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
George EliotOne cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheProfessional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
Jack NicklausSometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
Sydney J. Harris