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Roger Federer at Dartmouth's 2024 commencement
Roger Federer, Dartmouth commencementYouTube · 2024
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
Arthur Ashe

Positivity at all costs

A tree-lined path covered in autumn leaves, with a red bench in the foreground
Battersea ParkLondon · autumn
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Often attributed to Theodore RooseveltPopularised by John C. Maxwell
A player walks past the 'Pressure is a privilege' sign in the US Open players' tunnel
Pressure is a privilegeBillie Jean King · US Open players' tunnel
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
SenecaLetters to Lucilius
Cover of The Lost World by Michael Crichton
The Lost WorldMichael CrichtonThe Jurassic Park sequel

Don't take yourself too seriously

We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day.
Richard G. Scott
Kobe Bryant, 'Are you getting better every single day?'
Kobe Bryant on getting 1% better every dayYouTube Short
Every man has two lives, and the second starts when he realises he has just one.
Often attributed to ConfuciusOrigin uncertain
Rocky with his arm raised at the top of the steps
Rocky at the top of the stepsRocky · 1976

Never stop learning

We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
Often attributed to Jimmy Dean
Michael Jordan takes the winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals
The winning shotMichael Jordan · 1998 NBA Finals, Game 6
Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail MaryAndy WeirFrom the author of The Martian
The Chicago skyline and lakefront beach on Lake Michigan
ChicagoLake Michigan · where it started
Book page reading: The best investors in the world are really good at doing nothing for long periods of time.
On patience

Pursue your hobbies

Handwritten quote: The entire point of life is to be so wildly passionate that people can't decide if you're crazy or a genius. Case Kenny
Wildly passionateCase Kenny
Illustration of a brick house covered in roses and wisteria
Plant now, bloom later
Post by Dan Held: If Bitcoin is speculative, what do you call a $250k college loan with no guarantee of a job?
Long lives are not to be mistaken for good lives.
Author unknown
Centre Court at Wimbledon under blue skies with a full crowd
Centre Court, WimbledonSinner v Alcaraz
Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
Military sayingOften linked to the US Navy SEALs
Cover of Ottolenghi Comfort
Ottolenghi ComfortYotam OttolenghiThe cookbook on our kitchen counter

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