Majicman Notes

It’s not hard to ima­gine future gen­er­a­tions one day ask­ing, ‘When there was so much at stake for our coun­try, what did you do?’” she often repeated. “The only accept­able answer is: ‘Everything we could.’”… Read more

To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be… Read more

The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest,… Read more

Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that means “first, do no harm“ Read more

One cannot stay on the summit forever –One has to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this. What is above knows what is below –But what is below does not… Read more

Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage. Anaïs Nin Read more

It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and… Read more

Invictus Out of the night that covers me,    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,    I thank whatever gods may be    For my unconquerable soul.    In the fell clutch of… Read more

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the… Read more

Yes, talent matters. I’m not going to stand here and tell you it doesn’t. But talent has a broad definition. Most of the time, it’s not about having a gift. It’s about having grit. In… Read more