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- It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.
- Og Mandino (1923 - 1996)
- Conflict is going to happen whether you want it or not. People will butt heads. Sometimes when you least expect it.
- Jimmy Bise Jr., Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
- Civility sometimes requires polite ruthlessness. Establish that what you prize most is civility.
- Jimmy Bise Jr., Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
- It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.
- Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), BusinessWeek, May 25 1998
- I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.
- Clifford Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil, 1995
- How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?
- Matt Groening (1954 - ), The Simpsons
- Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ.
- Matt Groening (1954 - ), The Simpsons
- Sometimes when I am driving I get so angry at inconsiderate drivers that I want to scream at them. But then I remember how insignificant that is, and I thank God that I have a car and my health and gas. That was phrased wrong - normally you wouldn't say, thank God I have gas.
- Ellen DeGeneres, My Point and I Do Have One
- The pain of making the necessary sacrifices always hurts more than you think it's going to. I know. It sucks. That being said, doing something seriously creative is one of the most amazing experiences one can have, in this or any other lifetime. If you can pull it off, it's worth it. Even if you don't end up pulling it off, you'll learn many incredible, magical, valuable things. It's NOT doing it when you know you full well you HAD the opportunity- that hurts FAR more than any failure.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 12. If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you., 08-22-04
- One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
- Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
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