Excellence demands effort and planned, deliberate practice of increasing difficulty

It really doesn't matter how long. If you practice with your (body), no amount is enough. If you practice with your head, two hours is plenty.

When the human body is put under exceptional strain, a range of dormant genes in the DNA are expressed and extraordinary physiological processes are activated.

The most important gifts we can give our children are confidence in their ability to remake themselves again and again and the tools with which to do that job

A world in which deliberate practice is a normal part of life would be one in which people had more volition and satisfaction.

The hidden economy [is] fed not by money and greed but by love, pure and simple. You see the best and truly golden opportunities do not arise to benefit oneself, but in order to benefit others.

People fight harder for power than they do for freedom despite freedom is power.

Feel the connection!

Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.

Value people because of who they were deep down, not because of their names or their parents’ clout.

Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me

I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

The mile has all the elements of a drama.

The great leader attracts to himself men of kindred character, drawing them towards him as the loadstone draws iron.