Quotes 💗
Economics professor Tyler Cowen on raising the aspirations of others:
“Yesterday I had lunch with a former Ph.D student of mine, who is now highly successful and tenured at a very good school. I was reminded that, over twenty years ago, I was Graduate Director of Admissions. One of my favorite strategies was to take strong candidates who applied for... See more
“Yesterday I had lunch with a former Ph.D student of mine, who is now highly successful and tenured at a very good school. I was reminded that, over twenty years ago, I was Graduate Director of Admissions. One of my favorite strategies was to take strong candidates who applied for... See more
3-2-1: Thoughts on greatness, enjoying the journey, and raising the aspirations of others
We thought of life by analogy with a journey, a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end, and the thing was to get to that end... But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing or to dance while the music was being played". Alan watts
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Every Decision Made About You And Your Opportunities Is Made In A Room You’re Not In - Joanna Bloor, The Potentialist.
Every family is a country with its own set of rules and you don’t know that that’s true until you leave your country and you go: ‘oh, you’re a family and your dad is the one that…’ - Amy Poehler on Conan’s podcast
Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. - Henry David Thoreau
Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance
Deep looking as a practice to cultivate True Love from Thich Nhat Hanh’s True Love
A tiny bud of a smile on your lips nourishes awareness and calms you miraculously… your smile will bring happiness to you and to those around you.
smile yoga - Thich Naht Hanh