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Your purpose is to do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.

Anything that seems to be set in stone or inalterable can, indeed, change.

Am I doing something because it is right, or simply because it is possible?

Tear down walls of ignorance and narrow-mindedness, for nothing has to stay as it is.

Nobody wants to be stuck behind a locked door, but nobody wants to live in a hallway either.

In this age of Infinite Browsing Mode, we should pick a damn movie and watch it all the way through — before we fall asleep.

There are no shortcuts to feeling competent at what you do. It's the work.

Cultivate your circle offline — not 500 Facebook friends, but the five people you would invite to dinner. That is so important.

Failure is not something to be ashamed of, it's something to be powered by. Failure is the highest octane fuel your life can run on.

You will not always be the goal scorer. And when you are not, you better be rushing toward her.

Everyone gets knocked down. What matters is whether you get back up and keep going.

This is a battle-hardened hope, tempered by loss and clear-eyed about the stakes.