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What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is read more
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of read more
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by read more
Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by committee. If it was God's committee
for an animal adapted to communities without water..
it was a divine consensus.
If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
