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I collect sentences I wish I wrote.
Here are 7 to make ya think - all from fiction:
1. Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
“My Dad always told us that remembering a lot of facts doesn’t prove intelligence. It just proves you’ve got a good memory. And the sheer sign of intelligence in another human being is curiosity and imagination.” —Oliver Jeffers https://t.co/CJ1IzvEYnk https://t.co/zQu8u4dbjf
Male self help is about self control. Female self help is about self love.
I find this fascinating.
Anna Gát 🧭x.com
A few years ago, I told a friend that l was feeling bummed, like nothing was really clicking.
He said to me, "Remember in baseball, if a batter fails 7 out of 10 times throughout their career, they're likely a Hall of Famer."
I think about that quote now all the time.
Alex Friedman 🤠x.com@Jarsen Everyone should just stop reading self help books that make them feel like everything is in their control and start reading Thomas Hardy novels where people end up in crushing poverty because their sheepdog accidentally herded the whole flock off a cliff.
Rabia Shakoorx.comBrad Jacobs on identifying A players:
"I do a mental exercise where I picture the person coming into my office and saying, 'Brad, I quit.' And then I try to feel and visualize what would be my reaction if that person came in to me and quit.
If my reaction to that is, 'Yes! I don't want to... See more
David Senrax.com