The Take

For what it’s worth… First world living has made us lose touch with what is actually terrifying…

Man in the Arena “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who

1. Be so strong that nothing can disturb the peace of your mind. 2. Talk to all people about happiness, health, and prosperity. 3. Give to all your friends the feeling of being valued. 4. Look at things by the enlightened point of view and update your optimism on reality. 5. Think only about the

“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” “To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully. – James Allen

The statue would have slept in the marble forever but for the blasting, the chiseling, and the polishing. The angel of our higher and nobler selves would remain forever unknown in the rough quarries of our lives but for the blastings of affliction, the chiseling of obstacles, and the sand-papering of a thousand annoyances. –

It is my right to be uncommon – if I can. I seek opportunity – not security. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of