common sequence is to start out with a relatively self-oriented interest, then learn self-disciplined practice, and, finally, integrate that work wit… - Angela Duckworth

We change when we need to. Necessity is the mother of adaptation.

the first core value — We don't whine — and its corresponding quote, courtesy of playwright George Bernard Shaw: "The true joy in life is to be a force of fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."

Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn't.