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JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAGES (JACINTO). RANDY HOLMES/GETTY IMAGES (DACUS). MARY DECICCO/GETTY IMAGES (SABATHIA) Sometimes you have to wear the costume before it becomes the clothes. —Lucy Dacus, musician, on the podcast las culturistas I always pitch to my strengths, right? I never pitch to your weakness. ... If a guy is good on cutters, then we’re going to see who’s better today. —CC Sabathia, baseball legend, in gq Go to couples therapy before you need it. —Manny Jacinto, actor, in cosmopolitan People used to say, “If I was a millionaire ...” Now they say, “If I was a billionaire ...” I always say to these people: “Do you know howmuch a billion is?” And they really don’t. A couple of years ago I heard the word trillion . No one should ever use that word unless they are an astronomer. —Fran Lebowitz, writer, in the guardian Obstacles are just the world’s way of asking “How much do you want this?” The greatest limits you’ll ever face are the ones you quietly agree to. —Fidji Simo, tech entrepreneur, to graduates of the hec paris business school reader ’ s digest 112 june/july 2026 | readersdigest.com.au QUOTABLE QUOTES