Quotes to live by
When Wellington Lytle checked into a Milwaukee hotel after the 1929 stock market crash, he was down to his last four cents and emptied of hope.
But before he put a revolver to his head, he took out a pen and left the following note:
But before he put a revolver to his head, he took out a pen and left the following note:
“My body should go to science, my soul to [Secretary of Treasury] Andrew W. Mellon, and sympathy to my creditors.”
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you are the only one my soul recognized as home
Six months or six years from now… you’ll still be behind on the promises you made to yourself.
Not because you're not capable - but because change was optional… and you chose comfort.
Not because you're not capable - but because change was optional… and you chose comfort.
Beneath the ocean's surface, a symphony ripples and rolls, ricochets and hums—and whales pour their songs into the deep soundscape like streams of molten silver.
Perhaps the most important insight is this: when we criticize our technology, we’re really criticizing ourselves. And when we try to imagine better systems, we’re really trying to imagine better ways of being human.
Joan Westenberg • The Original Sin of Everything
Beware the law of unintended consequences.
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.
– Michael J. Fox
Everybody wants to fight for their rights,
but nobody wants to talk about their responsibilities.