#tent

So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they're gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#experiences #fabulously #get #how #keep

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary. ↗

— Billy Joel

#competent #consider #extraordinary #i #i do

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was held that the seller of a patented mimeograph could bind the purchaser to use only his ink in the machine, though the ink was not patented. ↗

— John Bates Clark

#concurred #could #court #decision #four

As contemporary history reminds us we are human to the extent that we are able to chose between alternatives. ↗

— John G. D. Clark

#alternatives #between #chose #contemporary #contemporary history

No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#big business #business #doing #doing good #environment

In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention. ↗

— Jay Dratler

#attention #case #completely #discovered #i

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#did #dissolution #economy #i #intention

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. ↗

— Robert Hall

#fixing #habits #intellectual #lies #most

Staying healthy and consistent is paramount. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#healthy #paramount #staying

There's Eddie's conviction and his lyrics and his ideals, and he can just rock straight out. His vocals are incredible. And we all are really competent musicians. ↗

— Mike McCready

#conviction #eddie #his #ideals #incredible