“A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.”

“Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something.”

“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.”

“That history just unfolds, independently of a specified direction, of a goal, no one is willing to admit.”

“This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace
to extract the silver from the dross.
This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away.”

“The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an actor didn’t learn to endure. To survive, we had to be horses and we were.”

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
Confragosa in fastigium dignitatis via est.

“Death is only a step towards …/ In this celebration of love/ Death is a stepping stone/ Towards the fullness/ Towards which all of us/ Consciously and unconsciously long for.”

“An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.”

“If things are ever to move upward, some one must take the first step, and assume the risk of it. No one who is not willing to try charity, to try non-resistance as the saint is always willing, can tell whether these methods will or will not succeed.”