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“Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.” – Robert E. Lee “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think

“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” – Dan Gilbert We tend to believe that we have finally become the person we were always destined to be. But that’s an illusion. We are in fact very poor predictors of how we will end up being

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.” – Henry Ford “What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.” – Dwight Eisenhower “No one is as happy as they seem on Facebook, as depressed as they seem on Twitter, or as employed as

It’s a new year, which means new ideas and new initiatives. I’ve added several new functions to the site that should hopefully make the reading experience: More engaging (revamped comments, new post email reminders that don’t spam); Easier to share (images, text highlights); and Better overall. Through feedback analysis – thanks

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt “Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.” – Andre Dubus We’re often too

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” – Bruce Lee “Progress always involves risk; you can’t

“Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.” – Paul Graham “Ceux qui se ressemblent s’assemblent.” (Birds of a feather flock together) – French Proverb “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” – Peter Drucker “We stagger

“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” – Henry David Thoreau “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” – Albert Einstein “I began learning long ago that those who are happiest

“The circumstances of our lives may actually matter less to our happiness than the sense of control we feel over our lives.” – Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK “We can’t change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience

A main theme of these quotes is on work ethic and risk, as we all attempt to strike a balance between avoiding mistakes and trying new things. “I hate the word, lucky. It cheapens a lot of hard work.” – Peter Dinklage “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find