Mario Brathwaite

“Decision-makers often choose the first acceptable solution, rather than look further to find an optimal solution which would require more resources.”
― Michel Thiry, Program Management

“I kept waiting for a big idea to arrive, and I kept announcing to the universe that I was ready for a big idea to arrive, but no big ideas arrived. There were no goose bumps, no hairs standing up on the back of my neck, no butterflies in my stomach. There was no miracle. It was like Saint Paul rode his horse all the way to Damascus and nothing happened, except maybe it rained a bit.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Mooch made a good point, and sometimes the worst thing about being part of a group is having to accept sound advice.”
― Jennifer Pharr Davis, Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

“In the end the decision was simple: pizza, shower, and a hostel trumped PowerBars, floor planks, and putrescence. I was on my way to Damascus.”
― Jennifer Pharr Davis, Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail