In Montreal, where I taught in 1970, I met many people. The only ones who said to me they were Canadians, were Jews. All the rest were Scotts, Irish, English, French, Swedes.
Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what's going on.
Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.
On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.
If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else does them day in and day out.
Good things come to those who hustle
Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing.
I believe it is imperative to see modern English grammar as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our [England's] shores 1,500 years ago, and left with us unweakened, though substantially changed by the social and political events of the intervening period.
When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
If you are asked an overly invasive or personal question, you have the right to refuse to answer. Likewise, if you research a professional opportunity and it doesn't feel right, or if you are not being offered payment for your professional services, that may be a sign that you should consider saying no.
In water, like in books—you can leave your life.