Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance. 2.01K
Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field. 756
People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it. 979
The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very good at what they do. It does not belong to the well meaning. 974
Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character. 2.03K
Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver. 594
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. 2.31K
Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. 786
Alcohol doesn’t console, it doesn’t fill up anyone’s psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn’t comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny. 1.71K
A good margarita, a good red wine, I like expensive alcohol, but not a lot of it. I don’t like to throw up. 2.53K
Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together. 962
