David Pennington

1. Always be smartly dressed, well groomed relaxed and friendly polite and in complete control.


2. Make the world to believe in you and to pay heavily for this privilege.


3. Never worry assess discuss or criticize but remain quiet respectful and calm.


4. The lord chisels still, so don’t leave your bench for long.

THE LAWS OF SCULPTORS, Gilbert and George

Buying used books is the absolute antithesis of the subscription model that is destroying everything I love.

“all destination and no journey”

brief moment in time where the world worshipped this type of guy (few extra IQ points and the will to use them) wonder what happens to them now, will they all start crashing out together? https://t.co/tnX5KYDgRS

When you reduce yourself to a product, you sacrifice the very essence of what makes you unique. Your quirks, your weirdness, your vulnerabilities, your authentic self-these are the things that resonate with others, not a polished, palatable persona. The impactful creators understand this.

"One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."

- Nikola Tesla

Some people say that if you do what you love at work, you never work a day in your life. I would argue that, at least under a capitalist system, if you do what you love at work, what you love could eventually become what you hate. That is why capitalism kills creativity.

Emil Cioran never had a real job. ‘I avoided at any price the humiliation of a career,’ he observed toward the end of his life. ‘I preferred to live like a parasite [rather] than to destroy myself by keeping a job.’