“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Or give your child a piggyback during leg exercises, or even your girlfriend or your wife (though not both at the same time—that could be trouble).”
― You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises
― You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises
“Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
“Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“لم أرَ رقة كرقة قلوب الرجال المهاجرين وهم ينشدون القصائد حنيناً إلى الوطن والرجوع إليه، وهم لا يرجعون! فكيف تحملوا ترك الأحبة في انتظار دائم؟.”
― سالمين
― سالمين
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