"If only the finest birds in the forest dared sing, how quiet the forest would be."

Becoming discouraged is easy in the light of other people's greatness. Whatever you do seems to pale by comparison, which only succeeds in feeding your Inner Critic who wants to silence you entirely. The fact that others are better than you should not stop you from trying. This is true when it comes to creativity and life in general. They should inspire you. It is easy to say, "I'll never be all that", "I'll never be as eloquent as her" or "I'll never be as confident as him." But who knows? Maybe you will, if you do not give up.

I just needed to remind myself. You already knew this, but apparently I didn't, which perhaps makes it the "unknown known" that never crossed Rumsfeld's mind when he extensively covered the topic of knowledge earlier in the year.