I am sorry to have wearied you with so long a letter, but I did not have time to write you a short one. - Blaise Pascal

I always think there’s a band. - The Music Man, Merideth Wilson

Any plan is bad that cannot be changed. - Italian proverb

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are. - Gail Godwin

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happen to things. - Leonardo da Vinci

I have a really tricky time hearing folks that don’t believe in themselves. - Ted Lasso

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