“A middling mind always benefits from a lack of competition.” — Rick Bayan

“Individual commitment to a group effort: That is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work.” — Vince Lombardi

“A small town is a place where there’s no place to go where you shouldn’t.” — Burt Bacharach

“Writing a book is like telling a joke and having to wait 2 years to know whether or not it was funny.” — Alain de Botton