“Delusion plus denial is a lethal combination.”

“If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quite. There is no point making a fool of yourself.” – W. C. Fields

“You can’t see the picture when you are inside the frame.”

“We take shelter in generalizations.”

“Whether in reference to new experiences or new people, our uncertainty about ourselves limits our inquisitiveness about other things.”

Weakness: anything that gets in the way of excellent performance. (NOT “an area where we lack proficiency.”)