Continuing with the quotes of October…
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt -- the 26th president of the United States
This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. Much of how we implore others to live passionate lives was inspired by Theodore Roosevelt’s thoughts. I don’t ever want to look back and regret not participating in life. The bitter taste of defeat is far sweeter than the tasteless, starving view from the stands.
Jacob