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"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed no help at all."

— Dale Carnegie

"You must dive deep into the sea to get the pearls. What good does it do to dabble among the waves near the shore and assert that the sea has no pearls?"

— Sai Baba

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

— Stephen Hawking

"Wayne Gretzky would frequently stay behind after practice, long after everyone had left, flipping pucks to a specific spot in the crease, or aiming shot after shot at the crossbar or the goal post."

— Malcolm Gladwell

"It takes about ten years to make a mature dancer. Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful, but the path to the paradise of that achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration"

— Martha Graham

"One of the things that set Rusedski apart from lesser players, in other words, is that he is the kind of person who is willing to stand out in the summer sun, repeating the same physical movement again and again, in single-minded pursuit of some fractional improvement in his performance."

— Malcolm Gladwell

"Creativity is never the creation of something from nothing. Instead, consciously or not, people refashion things. They do this for the most part in three ways: by bending, breaking and blending, Bending involves taking something and altering a property, breaking involves taking a whole part and assembling something new from fragments. And blending involves mixing multiple sources together in new ways."

— Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman

"I cannot teach anyone anything, I can only make them think."

— Socrates

"Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory."

— Leonardo da Vinci

"I learn, I think, I question, I design, I create, I struggle, I collaborate, I try, I solve, I invent, I reflect."

— Krissy Venodale

"Eventually the effects go beyond even that. Many years of intensive deliberate practice actually change the body and the brain."

— Mathew Syed

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."

— Mary Lou Cook

"Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; how much it can fill your room depends on its windows. Wisdom is everywhere, but it is up to you how much you acquire. You have to be open to learning, understanding, and applying wisdom in your life."

— The 13th century Sufi mystic, Rumi

"Intelligence has three aspects: analytical, creative, and practical."

— Sternberg