We must get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.
– from Eat, Pray, Love book by Elizabeth Gilbert
What was happiness but an extravagance …
What was happiness but an extravagance, an impossible state to maintain.
– from A Little Life book by Hanya Yanagihara
Sometimes a useful delusion is better …
Sometimes a useful delusion is better than a useless truth.
– from The Underground Railroad book by Colson Whitehead
Delay retirement as long as possible …
Delay retirement as long as possible. And when you do retire, don’t quit on life. Find activities that are joyful and stimulating. Stay engaged.
– from Keep Sharp book by Sanjay Gupta
When you’re high on inspiration, you …
When you’re high on inspiration, you can get two weeks of work done in twenty-four hours. Inspiration is a time machine in that way. Inspiration is a magical thing, a productivity multiplier, a motivator. But it won’t wait for you. Inspiration is a now thing. If it grabs you, grab it right back and put it to work.
– from Rework book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Never put off happiness for the …
Never put off happiness for the sake of achievement. Never put off the things that are important for your well-being and satisfaction to a later time. Today is the day to live fully, not when you win the lottery or when you retire. Never put off living!
– from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book by Robin Sharma
I’ve never cared much for destinations …
I’ve never cared much for destinations. The idea of landing is too finite for my imagination and sense of song. Give me a direction and a sixteen-lane highway with room to swerve and explore along the way.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
Whether a thought is spoken or …
Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and it has power.
– from Dune book by Frank Herbert
If you want to achieve greatness …
If you want to achieve greatness, you have zero margin for error. You can’t allow negative thoughts, negative people, or negative activities to distract you. It’s time to be honest about what’s holding you back and cut that fat from your life.
– from Your Next Five Moves book by Patrick Bet-David
Since 2008, markets have become a …
Since 2008, markets have become a venue for wealth extraction rather than wealth creation. Markets no longer perform true market functions. In markets today, the dead hands of the academic and the rentier have replaced the invisible hand of the merchant or the entrepreneur.
– from The Death of Money book by James Rickards