Essentialism

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universe little tremendous result

“Most of what exists in the universe—our actions, and all other forces, resources, and ideas—has little value and yields little results, on the other hand, a few things work fantastically well and have tremendous impact.”

—Richard Koch

wisdom life elimination

"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials"

— Lin Youtang

ability choose human

"It is the ability to choose that makes us human"

—Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007)

Strategy choice trade-off different

"Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs. It's about deliberately choosing to be different."

—Michael Porter

Solitude - serious work

"Without great solitude no serious work is possible"

—Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

knowledge lost in information

"Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?”

― T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)

nonsense wise

"A little nonsense now and then,

is cherished by the wisest men."

—Roald Dahl (1916-1990)

sleep die wake reborn

"Each night, when I go to sleep,

I die, and the next morning,

when I wake up, I am reborn."

― Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Inner process criteriae

"An inner process stands in need of outward criteria"

—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)

aim follow success

"To follow, without halt, one aim:

there is the secret to success"

—Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)

courage grace

"Courage is grace under pressure"

― Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

Billings - yes no trouble

"Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough"

—John Billings (1918-2007)

Michelangelo - angel marble carve free

"I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free"

—Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarotti (1475-1564)

no complete sentence

"No is a complete sentence"

—Anne Lamott

six hours chop tree four sharp axe

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe"

― Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

knowledge wisdom add subtract

"To attain knowledge add things every day. To attain wisdom subtract things every day"

—Lao-Tze

Every day do better tomorrow

"Every day do something that will inch you cøoser to a better tomorrow"

—Doug Firebaugh

routine intelligence ambition

"Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition"

—W.H. Auden (1907-1973)

life present moment

"Life is available only in the present moment. If you abandon the present moment you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply."

—Thich Nhat Hanh

barrenness busy life

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life"

—Socrates (470-399BC)

change world small group thoughtful citizen

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has."

— Margaret Mead (1901-1978)