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To improve is to change. To perfect is to change often.

“Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities”

Excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers."

“If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.”

Malcolm Gladwell “Outliers"

Montaigne tells a story about a philosopher advising a king. ‘What are you going to do now?’ asks the philosopher. ‘Conquer Italy,’ replies the king. ‘What are you going to do after that?’ asks the philosopher. ‘Conquer Africa.’ ‘And after that?’ ‘I’m going to conquer THE WORLD!’ ‘OK,” says the philosopher. ‘After the world is conquered, what then?’ ‘Then,’ says the king, ‘I will sit down and savour a good glass of wine.’ The philosopher says, ‘Well why don’t you just have that glass of wine now?’

- Ian Leslie

Do you know what the odds were of you coming to exist, as you are? Vanishingly small. Eye-of-a-needle small. So remind yourself, when things aren’t going well, that you’re playing with the house’s money. They let us in.

Ian Leslie from 42 reflections on the meaning of life, the universe and everything: From a newly minted 42-year-old"

“Pay attention to when the cart is getting before the horse. Notice when a painful initiation leads to irrational devotion, or when unsatisfying jobs start to seem worthwhile. Remind yourself pledges and promises have power, as do uniforms and parades. Remember in the absence of extrinsic rewards you will seek out or create intrinsic ones. Take into account [that] the higher the price you pay for your decisions the more you value them. See that ambivalence becomes certainty with time. Realize that lukewarm feelings become stronger once you commit to a group, club, or product. Be wary of the roles you play and the acts you put on, because you tend to fulfill the labels you accept. Above all, remember the more harm you cause, the more hate you feel. The more kindness you express, the more you come to love those you help.”

- McRaney

“If you live for weekends or vacations, your shit is broken”

Gary Vaynerchuk

Hey Monday....

I don’t understand people that freely admit to not caring about clothing. No one admits that they don’t care about food because you would sound like a f*cking psychopath. Just like eating food, YOU HAVE TO WEAR CLOTHES EVERY DAY WHETHER YOU WANT TO OR NOT. SH*T’S JUST ONE OF THE MANY QUIRKS OF MODERN SOCIETY. Why not make the most mundane part of your day the most radical?

Jon Moy of Four Pin

Taletn hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

- Arthur Schopoenhauer

Your biggest hurdle isn't your opponent, it's yourself.

- Brandon Todd

And boat day starts. (at Browns Bridge)

Make sure you go check out the Jon Stewart 9/11 post on Standing Dreams (standingdreams.com)

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you're fooling yourself. That's like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn't eat him.

To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.

Leonard Bernstein

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the whorl dis full of educated derelicts. Persistence and Determination. along are omnipotent. The slogan "Press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

- Calvin Coolidge

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