The goal is not to simulate reality right now by going crazy. The goal is to prepare for reality by going slowly

If you train worst case scenarios consistently, they will no longer be worst case scenarios

Learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu so that when a giant walks by, you don't think to yourself 'oh no,' you think to yourself 'how interesting!

When you do Jiu Jitsu, you won't look at a bigger guy and say 'oh no', you'll look and say 'how interesting!'

He who manages the distance, manages the damage.

Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter.

You can't get rich sitting on the bench.

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

In an open adoption agreement, you agree to a minimum number of visits - a floor, not a ceiling. It's enforceable.

Most anglers, especially tyros, false cast too often. Three false casts should be sufficient for any throw and two is better. One is perfect.

Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.

Sensuality, wanting a religion, invented Love.

Fiction is just that-fiction. Yes, it is serious business, but it should also be taken for face value. It's entertainment. It's escapism. It's 365 pages of relaxation.

I do not believe that to be religious in the best, authentic sense a man has to destroy his love life and mummify himself, body and soul.