Being The Best Quotes

“How does it feel to be almost the best? It’s a bit like not being good enough at all, isn’t it?”
― Veronica Rossi, Brooke

“Being the best is rarely within our reach. Doing our best is always within our reach.”
― Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

“Well, imagine you are alone in a room. The lights are down low, you’ve got some scented candles going. Soothing New Age tunes, nothing too druid-chanty, seep out of the hi-fi to gently massage your cerebral cortex. Feel good? Are you the best, most special person in the room right now? Yes. That’s the gift of being alone.

Then a bozo in a CAT Diesel Power cap barges in. What’s the chance that you are the best, most special person in the room now? Fifty-fifty. If you both were dealt two cards, those would be your odds of holding the winning hand.

Now imagine ten people are in the room. It’s cramped. You’re elbow to elbow, aerosolized dandruff floats in the air, and the candle’s lavender scent is complicated by BO tones, with a tuna sandwich finish. What are the chances you’re the best, most special person in the room? If you were handed cards, you might expect to be crowned one time out of ten.

People, as ever, are the problem. The more people there are, the tougher you have it. Just by sitting next to you, they fuck you up, as if life were nothing more than a bus ride to hell (which it is). But what if you moved to another seat? Changed position? Your seat is everything. It can give you room to relax, to contemplate your next move. Or it might instigate your unraveling.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death

“While a necessary lesson, it was always a disappointment to discover he wasn't the fastest or smartest or best at everything.”
― Stewart O'Nan, Henry, Himself

“If we can't be the best, are we just wasting our time?”
― Cara Chow, Bitter Melon

“Learn from the best, so one day you can become the best.”
― Mahyar Mottahed

“I burn because it's the only way to show myself to others, but I find the darkness is more comforting than the light. Perhaps it's because that's where I can shine most brightly, without the competing glow from others. - The Malwatch”
― Scaylen Renvac

“Being the best is not always an option. Doing your best is ALWAYS an option.”
― Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

“As a person of color in America, you need to fly to reach the hallowed gates of wealth and mainstream success while others can just walk. "Good" is not good enough. You have to be exceptional, especially when you don't have the legacy admissions, the generational wealth, the mentors who look like you and come from your communities, and an entire system that benefits one skin color and gender at the detriment of others.”
― Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American