“It must not be thought that the cowardly feeling of caution and uneasy self-preservation is innate in the English character. It is the consequence of a corpulence derived from wealth and of the training of all thoughts and passions for acquisitiveness.” SelfCharacterFeelingsPassionWealthTrainingConsequencePreservationCautionInnateCowardlyUneasySelf Preservation Author:Alexander Herzen
“And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years, America has failed to deliver that dream more than it has at any time in recent memory. A good job is an individual's primary identity, their very self-worth, their dignity - it establishes the relationship they have with their friends, community and country. When we fail to deliver a good job that fits a citizen's talents, training and experience, we are failing the great American dream.” YearsSelfCountryDreamJobsAmericaLyingIndividualCommunityMemoriesFailingTalentIdentityCitizensFitTrainingConsequenceDignitySelf WorthPrimariesAmerican DreamGood JobNotableGreat AmericanTraining And Experience Author:Jim Clifton
“Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.” YearsStillsAgeMotivationAsksEnjoyRaceKeysTrainingConsequenceTrackMotivatedRacingBikeGps Author:Valentino Rossi
“One peculiarity of an astronaut's job is that we do everything in public. Also, you don't want to make a mistake. In the best case, it's an embarrassment, in the worst, death. That's also part of the training. They teach you to think like an astronaut, like they do with a pilot, a military man, a fireman. You dissociate in your mind the gravity of the consequences of your mistake.” ThinkingMenMindMistakeTeachWorstMilitaryTrainingConsequenceEmbarrassmentAstronautFireman Author:David Saint-Jacques
“The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.” TrainingConsequenceEssenceErrors Book:The Ender Quintet Source: The Ender Quintet