“.. almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
- Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
“Always behave like a duck – keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.”
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“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”
“All people want is someone to listen.”
“Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal.”
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
“Stamina is utterly important. And stamina is only possible if it’s managed well. People think all they need to do is endure one crazy, intense, job-free creative burst and their dreams will come true. They are wrong, they are stupidly wrong.
“It is very strange that the years teach us patience – that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
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“The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
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