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“It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be...”
– Sir Winston Churchill
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“A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.”
– Jackie Robinson
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“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
– Coco Chanel
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“Destiny dressed you this morning, my friend, and now fear is trying to pull off...”
– The Tick
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“Don’t do nothing.”
– Seth Godin
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“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while...”
– Wilhelm Stekel
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“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.”
– Telamon of Arcadia
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“The courageous don’t live forever, but the timid don’t live at all.”
– Unknown
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“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every...”
– Sydney Smith
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“How much happier you would be, how much more of you there would be, if the...”
– G.K. Chesterton
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“You are responsible forever for what you have tamed.”
– Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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“Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never...”
– John Cardinal Newman
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“We try to be too reasonable about what we believe. What I believe is not...”
– Madeline L’Engle
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“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t...”
– George Bernard Shaw
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
– Albert Einstein
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“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
– Albert Einstein
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“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
– Paul Valery
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“Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at...”
– Helen Keller (via dirtypurpleconverse)
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“Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.”
– Frank L. Gaines
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“Don’t tell me about your fears, tell me about your dreams. Set your soul...”
– Orrin Woodward
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Make a Dent in the Universe
Another great excerpt from Rework on doing work that matters:
To do great work, you need to feel that you’re making a difference. That you’re putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you’re part of something important. This doesn’t mean you need to find the cure for cancer. It’s just that your efforts need to feel valuable. You want your customers to say,...
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Inspiration is Perishable
Here’s a great piece found in Jason Fried and David Hansson’s latest book Rework, on the importance of acting on your inspiration.
We all have ideas. Ideas are immortal. They last forever. What doesn’t last forever is inspiration. Inspiration is like fresh fruit or milk: It has an expiration date. If you want to do something, you’ve got to do it now. You can’t put...
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“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and...”
– James Michener
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“My young friend, try to find what you can do best, and then do it all the time.”
– Paul Bartlett
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...”
– James Baldwin
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“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.”
– Samuel Johnson
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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a...”
– George Bernard Shaw
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“An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it...”
– Arnold H. Glasgow
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“Isn’t it absurd to focus so much energy on ‘practical’ skills...”
– Seth Godin
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“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”
– James Keller
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“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and so they attempt the impossible,...”
– Pearl S. Buck
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“The poor, the unsuccessful, the unhappy, the unhealthy - they are the ones who...”
– Robert Kiyosaki
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“The Heart has reasons that Reason does not know.”
– Blaise Pascal
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“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.”
– Voltaire
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“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
– Mark Twain