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- You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.
- Randall Munroe, xkcd, Marie Curie, 2011
- Beauty and seduction is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we love.
- Louis Schwartzberg, Marie Curie, 2011
- Nature has invented reproduction as a mechanism for life to move forward. As a life force that passes right through us and makes us a link in the evolution of life.
- Louis Schwartzberg, TED, the hidden beauty of pollination, March 2011
- Any government is potentially the worst client in the world you could ever possibly want to have.
- Thomas Heatherwick, TED, Building the Seed Cathedral, March 2011
- Voices that loud are always meant to bully. Do not be bullied. Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations, and, yes your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.
- Anna Quindlen (1953 - )
- My parents taught me how to listen to everybody before I made up my own mind. When you listen, you learn. You absorb like a sponge-and your life becomes so much better than when you are just trying to be listened to all the time.
- Steven Spielberg
- Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next.
- Condoleeza Rice
- Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgment of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings in our life.
- Helen Mirren
- Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids. Even if it's a bit edgy, a bit out of your comfort zone, saying yes means that you will do something new, meet someone new and make a difference.
- Eric Schmidt
- Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about [them], I have more time for the things that I truly enjoy.
- Gretchen Rubin, Good Housekeeping, June 2011
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