“We all want to be the best at something. Trouble is, some people are only the best at being second best. ”
“If we are bound to improve, we need not trouble to improve. The pure doctrine of progress is the best of all reasons for not being a progressive.”
“There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best”
“Many of us are missing something in life because we are after the second best.”
“You are the only you ... You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else.”
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”