We are more than we appear to be. The technology cannot be uninvented — I know, until I die, that we did that, and I was a key enabler of it.
— We are more than we appear to be. The technology cannot be uninvented“As a young athlete, there was a focus on personal achievements – it was all about me, my goals, and my 'little kingdom.' However, with age and more life experience, my perspective broadened. It's about the knowledge and experiences I've gained being actively reinvested into the world before I pass away.”— Stef Reid
British Paralympic sprinter and long jumper; multiple Paralympic medals
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Exploration starts with exploring yourself. There’s so much temptation for everyone to seek answers outside of themselves, when peace and leading a fulfilling life starts with self-knowledge and self-reflection.
— Exploration starts with exploring yourself. There’s so much temptation for everyone to seek answers outside of themselves, when peace and leading a fulfilling life starts with self-knowledge and self-reflection.There is no mundane. The word itself, I think, is a non-word. It should not be a word.
— There is no mundane. The word itself, I think, is a non-word. It should not be a word.The small act of paying attention to people is extraordinarily rewarding to every member of the team — and it’s amplified in an inverse way from their level on the hierarchy.
— The small act of paying attention to people is extraordinarily rewarding to every member of the teamThe line between acceptable mitigated risk and recklessness is actually very thin— and it’s even more dangerous because it moves.
— The line between acceptable mitigated risk and recklessness is actually very thin— and it’s even more dangerous because it moves.Never get into a vehicle where the fear of failure is greater than the fear of dying.
— Never get into a vehicle where the fear of failure is greater than the fear of dying.Life is a series of decisions you make with imperfect information — and then carrying it through with conviction, while at the same time looking over your shoulder to make sure the rest of the team is coming along with you
— Life is a series of decisions you make with imperfect informationI never grew out of that feeling of constant wonder. I just became more experienced, and got a lot more resources to go to even more extraordinary places — but the same feeling existed in me. I never really grew up — just the expense and sophistication of my toys.
— I never grew out of that feeling of constant wonder. I just became more experienced, and got a lot more resources to go to even more extraordinary places