I’m convinced that the key to life is having low expectations and high standards. Low expectations for things outside your control. High standards for things within it. The recipe for a good life.
Bill Maher: "I want to… say something about Western civilization. Kids, you don’t know what the f*ck it is. They think Western means white—and white means bad. First of all, everything bad that white people did, people of color did it, too."
Jimmy Carr nailed it on Diary of a CEO: you can’t have an easy life and a great character.
Trust fund kids who inherit everything are often mentally tortured. The fun isn’t in having stuff, it’s in getting it. It’s the happiness of the pursuit.
Life is self-assignment. Easy path = short money. Hard path = stronger you.
Bridgewater was suspended from coaching his high school alma mater team in 2025 for covering food and transportation costs for his players while seeking financial aid from supporters.
The vote was 38-0.
Wow.
Italian skater Francesca Lollobrigida wins gold at the Olympics, humanizing her baby in front of millions in her post-interview
“The message I want to show is I didn’t choose between a family, being a mom (and being a skater),” per New York Times
I try not to wax poetic about my alma mater because the world makes it *perfectly clear* how obnoxious it thinks it is. But walking back to my dorm from wherever at night and passing through here was always such a feeling. Humbling, uplifting, and comforting all at the same time.
“To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.”
— Tom Brady
Love thee, Notre Dame 🎶
Last night, more than 1,600 Notre Dame students braved 19° temps for Mass at St. Olaf’s Chapel, built by Coyle Hall residents from the 38 inches of January snow.
Legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz, a devout Catholic, who has entered hospice, was once asked what he would take on a three-day retreat if he could only take three things. This was his answer:
“Take my Bible; take my cell phone, so they could still communicate with me; and I would take my wife with me.”