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Just got sent this quote by one of the guys that came away to Wales on the weekend. Wise words indeed:

“Wisdom may be admired. But what really inspires mankind, what quickens the pulse and lifts the spirits, is the opposite: a display of magnificent, reckless impetuosity. It’s not wisdom that wins the Victoria Cross. It’s the insane dash against impossible odds. It’s not wisdom that paints the Mona Lisa. Wise people wouldn’t go into the arts in the first place. It’s not wisdom that compels people to push themselves to the limits of endurance in order to realise some mad dream. It’s a glorious perversity deep in their souls.  And it’s not wisdom that inspires people to risk everything in pursuit of a seemingly hopeless love affair. It’s uncontrollable passion, and the existential urge to taste danger before they die.”