“Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.”
Doyle Brunson (1933–2023) American poker player
http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=917
“Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.”
Doyle Brunson (1933–2023) American poker player
“Some days you're Superman, some days you're Clark Kent.”
Conversations With the Fat Girl
Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) American stand-up comedian
Just For Laughs: On The Edge - 2002
Thomas Harris (1940) American author and screenwriter
Hannibal Lecter’s Creator Cooks Up Something New (No Fava Beans or Chianti) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/books/thomas-harris-new-book.html (May 18, 2019)
“A pigeon a day keeps the natives away”
Arthur Ransome (1884–1967) English author and journalist
Pigeon Post Title page and Chapter 4), 1936
“Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.”
Amy Chua book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Source: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
“Some days are diamonds.
Some days are rocks.”
Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician
Walls (Circus)
Lyrics, Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
“Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Source: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“There are two most powerful days in your life: the day you're born, and the day you discover why.”
Boniface Mwangi (1983) Kenyan photojournalist
The day I stood up alone
Context: There are two most powerful days in your life: the day you're born, and the day you discover why. That day standing up in that stadium shouting at the President, I discovered why I was truly born, that I would no longer be silent in the face of injustice.