#he

But then of course you reach a point where you have to say, I've got to figure out how this book's going to end. Otherwise, you're going to write yourself into so many dead-ends. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

#course #end #figure #going #got

My sister-in-law is a painter, and I'll say, how long did it take you to paint that painting. She'll say, It took me maybe three days, but it took me all my life to get the skills to paint that painting. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

#did #get #how #i #life

It does seem really hard to get consumers to do the right thing. It is stupid that we use two tons of steel, glass, and plastic to haul our sorry selves to the shopping mall. It's stupid that we put water in plastic bottles in Fiji and ship it here. ↗

— John Doerr

#consumers #do the right thing #does #fiji #get

People are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age. ↗

— John Doerr

#coming #coming of age #community #lives #looking

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child. ↗

— Dogen

#become #born #child #mother #only

I think any parent that makes their kid sit at a piano against their will and practice, they're going to have a kid that's not going to want to play the piano. ↗

— Debbie Gibson

#any #going #i #i think #kid

I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#better #buy #clothing #else #even

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep. ↗

— Cliff Fadiman

#creep #faulkner #flesh #interested #making

Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you're just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#beginning #business #careful #feedback #forward

I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#answering #attach #attached #attitude #course