The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price
Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price (Orson Scott Card, Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus)
No action could be lower or more futile than for one person to throw upon another the burden of his abdication of choice
No action could be lower or more futile than for one person to throw upon another the burden of his abdication of choice (Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged)
.. Avoid any Dom with a large ego. Do not mistake arrogance for confidence
.. Avoid any Dom with a large ego. Do not mistake arrogance for confidence (Red Phoenix, Socrates Inspires Cherry to Blossom)
The road to success is full of pit stops, pitfalls, and self pity; my advice is simply don’t stop! – Noel DeJesus, 44 Days of Leadership
The road to success is full of pit stops, pitfalls, and self pity; my advice is simply don’t stop! – Noel DeJesus, 44 Days of Leadership
I have a theory about how she might have managed to pull off such a feat. It comes in the form of an equation: Love + Fear = Herculean Strength. It’s how mothers come to fling runaway motorcars from their children
I have a theory about how she might have managed to pull off such a feat. It comes in the form of an equation: Love + Fear = Herculean Strength. It’s how mothers come to fling runaway motorcars from their children (Franny Billingsley, Chime)
On the outside one is a star. But in reality one is completely alone doubting everything. To experience this loneliness of soul is the hardest thing in the world
On the outside one is a star. But in reality one is completely alone doubting everything. To experience this loneliness of soul is the hardest thing in the world (Brigitte Bardot)
To sell something familiar, make it surprising. To sell something surprising, make it familiar
To sell something familiar, make it surprising. To sell something surprising, make it familiar. (Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: How Things Become Popular)
Most of us don’t notice how great we look until years, even decades later. Not long ago, I was looking at photos of myself at various ages and weights—way before the neckular deterioration began, way before the fanny pack of menopause—and I could see how gorgeous I must have looked to everyone else
Most of us don’t notice how great we look until years, even decades later. Not long ago, I was looking at photos of myself at various ages and weights—way before the neckular deterioration began, way before the fanny pack of menopause—and I could see how gorgeous I must have looked to everyone else. (Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith)
The beauty of a morning glory, is that of its patient wait for the sun to rise in the morning! – Mary Kate
The beauty of a morning glory, is that of its patient wait for the sun to rise in the morning! – Mary Kate.