The great moments, when the world cheers, are not the moments that count. The ones that count are when it's just you, and people have stopped believing in you. Those are the moments that define you. There's no downside to being nice. You look more like a .org or a .edu.
Most people have a desire to look at the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. There's nothing like a good family when you're really up a tree. If you accept the expectations of others, especially the negative ones, then you will never change the outcome. Everyone between is just negotiating. Opportunities are like sunrises.