Quotes
I’m constantly adding new quotes that speak to me. I hope you enjoy exploring the collection as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it.
“If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don't let some idiot talk you out of it.”
“To lose patience is to lose the battle.”
“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever.”
“Make yourself proud by making people’s lives easier, richer and more fun. Don’t just give people choice, help them to choose.”
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will.”
“You cannot erase me from the heart of this nation.”
“During change, spotlight the anchors as much as sails.”
“In a world of scarcity, we treasure tools. In a world of abundance, we treasure taste.”
“You don’t tell people you’re funny... You make them laugh, and then they make up their mind.”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
“I’m more worried about the dangers of natural stupidity than artificial intelligence.”
“If you’re afraid you’ll fail, you won’t get very far.”
“We can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
“Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards.”
“Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time.”
“Winning an argument was never more important than preserving the relationship.”
“There are invisible problems all around us, ones we can solve. But first we need to see them, to feel them.”
“The key thing to remember about me is that I’m still a student, I’m still in boot camp.”
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
“True freedom starts with nothing to hide.”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible.”
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
“I could do anything if I only knew what it was.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“Self care isn’t selfish. It’s hard to take care of other people when you aren’t in a good place yourself.”
“Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
“When things don’t work out as we wish, it may be that we have not been 100% clear in our request.”
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
“If you feel like taking a sick leave every morning, it’s time to look for a job that doesn’t make you sick.”
“When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with mud too.”
“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.”
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance.”
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.”
“Someone can give you the price, but no one can tell you what something’s worth.”
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.”
“Life is too short to stand still.”
“Get healthy, help people, love your family, build sh*t, and travel the world. Everything else is a giant distraction.”
“Top piece of advice in nearly every situation: Don’t overthink it.”
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.”
“Never say you can’t do it. Say I haven’t done it yet.”
“The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free.”
“We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.”
“You cannot control the behavior of others, but you can always choose how you respond to it.”
“Craftman is knowing how to work, art is knowing when to stop.”
“Limit everything to the essential, but do not remove the poetry.”