Chris Evert on focus

Ninety percent of my game is mental.  It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

~ Chris Evert, tennis champion

William Shedd on risk

A ship in a harbor is safe, but this is not what a ship is built for.

~ William Shedd, theologian

Muhammad Ali on details

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

~ Muhammad Ali

Prada on effort

The only way to do something in depth is to work hard.

~ Miuccia Prada, designer

John F. Kennedy on expectations

For those to whom much is given, much is expected.

~ John F. Kennedy

Emanuel Derman on the consequences of the 2008 bailouts

To all who argued the financial world would've collapsed without the bailouts: the political world is collapsing now because of the bailouts.

 ~ Emanuel Derman

Kevin Duffy on politics

I find it very sad that as friends we can be so divided over this thing we call "politics." For some unknown reason, we have this system called government that collects $3.8 trillion every year, brings it to Washington, DC, and hands it out to various people and groups. Every 4 years the Blue Team and Red Team send one of their best fighters to a death match, winner take all. The team that wins gets to write the checks. If martians landed they'd think we were all nuts.

~ Kevin Duffy (one night after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory)