"The Man In The Arena"
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them 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 knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
This my mantra. It's what I believe. It's how I prefer to live my life.
I believe what I believe, I do what I do, and I accomplish what I accomplish.
If you don't like it, that's your problem, not mine.
Woods Walker's Link
Speaking of TR, did you ever read the book about his exploration of what at that time was an uncharted river in Brazil? The book is called, "The River Of Doubt". Fascinating read, but the Amazon river basin is one area I'd just as soon stay out of!!!!
