Keith Harris

“Plenty of people have dreams, after all, but many do nothing to actually accomplish them.”
― Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness

“That in a nutshell characterizes the people of the Southern Appalachian Highlands. We refuse to be embarrassed just because we made a mistake, even a really big mistake.”
― Carolyn Jourdan, Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring

“As much as we might wish, none of us will be able to go through life without some kind of suffering. That’s why it’s crucial for us to learn to suffer well.”
― Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness

“Imagine a world in which doctors, teachers, engineers, pilots, computer programmers, and many other professionals honed their skills in the same way that violinists, chess players, and ballerinas do now. Imagine a world in which 50 percent of the people”
― Anders Ericsson, Peak: Unleashing Your Inner Champion Through Revolutionary Methods for Skill Acquisition and Performance Enhancement in Work, Sports, and Life