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When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom. In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is, the sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface.
Maria Popova • Nobel-Winning Poet Joseph Brodsky on the Remedy for Existential Boredom
Joseph Brodsky
The weight of the world
is love.
Under the burden
of solitude,
under the burden
of dissatisfaction
the weight,
the weight we carry
is love.
Song by Allen Ginsberg • Read A Little Poetry
Allen Ginsberg
An average email or line of code is fine. Average art isn’t.
Frank Chimero • Frank Chimero · Beyond the Machine
Frank Chimero
Life itself is a quotation.
The Quotations Page: Quote from Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
East of Eden Quotes by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
Anger, like love, can be useful: it is a shield against further harm, a defense against erasure. It is a weapon that tears down the curtains of myth and sentiment. It is the refusal to be forgotten, even as each new generation tries so hard to forget.
We were angry
Mandy Brown
“Enjoy every sandwich.”
Warren Zevon Quotes (Author of The Warren Zevon Guitar Songbook)
Warren Zevon
“All of our days are numbered; we cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all because the worth of the idea never becomes apparent until you do it. Sometimes this idea can be the smallest thing in the world, a little flame that you hunch over and cup with your hand and pray will not be extinguished by all the... See more
Nick Cave Quotes (Author of The Death of Bunny Munro)
Nick Cave
The most underrated skill in business: Being easy to work with. Not the smartest person. Not the most talented. Just the person everyone wants on their team. Returns emails quickly. Doesn't create drama. Makes other people's jobs easier. Shows up prepared. While everyone's trying to be impressive, just be helpful. It pays better.
Scott D. Clarysubstack.com