“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin” — Ivan Turgenev
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even when there is no river” — Nikita Khrushchev
“The best way to complain is to make things” — James Murphy
Kent Keith - People Are Often Unreasonable
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may just never be enough; Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it’s all between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
“You’ve got to find what you love… Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don’t settle.” — Steve Jobs (2005 Stanford Commencement Address)
(Source: thegreatdiscontent.com)
“If your job sucks, stop blaming others, your boss, your parents, the unverse. Just quit and take responsibility for your own choices. It’s not about the sucky job. It is about you being in the wrong place. There’s never a better time than now.” — http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1794/its-time-to-do-your-own-thing
(Source: last.fm)
“Every interaction comes with a cost. Not in cash money, but in something worth even more: the attention of the person you’re interacting with. Waste it—with spam, with a worthless offer, with a lack of preparation, and yes, with nervous dissembling, then you are unlikely to get another chance.” — http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/12/getting-serious-about-the-attention-economy.html
“Skill is insulation that wraps neural circuits and grows according to certain signals.” — The Talent Code