Quotes of the month

"Our growth depends not on how many experiences we devour but on how many we digest."

- Ralph W. Sockman

And then there's the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.

- Randy Komisar

"Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. I promise you, something great will come of it."

- Benjamin Mee

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

- E.B. White

An Endless Invitation

To those who stay put, the world is but an imaginary place. But to the movers, the makers, and the shakers, the world is all around them, an endless invitation.

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Photo by Tomasz Furmanek 

DEAR LONDON,

These are the forgotten athletes.  When doing what you love you don't need spectators, funding, world records and medals.

USA = 43 medals
China = 42 medals
Britain = 22 medals
Freedom = ∞ medals

Video by Claudiu Voicu and Tim Shieff.

Here are 2 quotes about the downside of logic and reasoning:

"The secret of flight is you have to do it immediately, before your mind realizes it's defying the laws." - Michael Cunningham

"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway." -Mary Kay Ash

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"The Morning Glory". If anyone knows who the photographer is please comment below.

How do people know how fast they should go when hitting a jump? If you speed check too much the consequences can be harsh and if you go too fast it can be even more dangerous. We don't mathematically assess how fast we should go, we rely on our instincts. They are worth our trust and if you question them you'll pay the price. 

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Photo by: Adam Falk