But from my grave across my brow
Plays no wind of healing now,
And fire and ice within me fight
Beneath the suffocating night.

You need to be ready to bat, whatever you are given; you have to take what is thrown at you.

I have always been someone who takes things as they comes.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

I’ve said that anyone who doesn’t contradict himself is a dogmatist, and every dogmatist is a reactionary.

You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.

Lighting new cigarettes, pouring more drinks. It has been a beautiful fight. Still is.

Summertime, this is the time that you flex

Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible

The athlete who is building muscles through weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time.

There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The American traditionally emphasizes the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes and maximum labour-market flexibility. Its success has been shown above all in the ability to create new jobs, in which it is consistently more successful than Europe.

To be successful, however, you must be brutal with yourself and focus on the flaws.

I’ll never stick to one sound, I switch it up.