… that’s when I realized that I didn’t actually know if I was good enough because I hadn’t really failed in life (at least not professionally). Most people don’t really fail. We tend to take the job that we think we’ll succeed in. We are hesitant to reach. And, if we do reach and succeed, then we don’t reach again.
Why I Quit My Job to Start a Tech Company | Vinicius Vacanti
Truth.
Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later. Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
Steve Jobs
(Source: jonathanfields.com)
I heart this quote
startupquote:
Do or do not. There is no try.
- Yoda
(Startup Quote Anniversary Edition 5/5)
*Okay, Yoda does not run a startup, but he runs the Jedi Council! Happy April Fools’ Day!
We’re at the beginning of a new paradigm, and you’re going to see a generation of really valuable content properties come out of this
Brian Bedol
(Source: mediamemo.allthingsd.com)
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein (via Jonathan Stark) (via davidkaneda) (via hiten)
While Mr Turing was dealt with under the law of the time and we can’t put the clock back, his treatment was of course utterly unfair and I am pleased to have the chance to say how deeply sorry I and we all are for what happened to him. So on behalf of the British government, and all those who live freely thanks to Alan’s work I am very proud to say: we’re sorry, you deserved so much better.
Gordon Brown, UK PM.
It’s About Time: Britain’s Prime Minister Apologizes to Alan Turing - Alan turing - Gizmodo
Having just read Cryptonomicon, it’s nice to hear the Turing gets the respect he deserves!
p.s. How do we know that that quote was not generated by a computer???
I think embracing failure is one of the things that makes this country such a great place to do business in. In many parts of the world, if you fail once, you are done. People won’t touch you with a ten foot pole. But here in the US, it’s almost a badge of honor. And our President explains why.
Failure
[via Fred Wilson]
One of Tarantino’s better inside jokes is to have the German-born Fassbender playing a Brit who impersonates a Nazi and jeopardizes the mission with his imperfect accent.
The Movie Review: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ | The New Republic
Transmission of infectious diseases is a real threat, whether it occurs person-to-person or by coming in contact with contaminated seats or clothing, said lead author Robyn Gershon, DrPH, associate professor of sociomedical sciences at the Mailman School. This risk could be minimized through adequate maintenance of ventilation systems, frequent sanitation and periodic disinfection of subway surfaces, Gershon said. Commuters can also wash their hands after riding the subways for a simple extra measure of protection.
Health hazards in subway transit systems studied
Go deep on the things that matter. Do less with less. Be minimal in scope and maximal in completeness.
Practicing product minimalism - garry’s posterous
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
Thomas Jefferson
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
Kurt Vonnegut
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
Niels Bohr
My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I’ve always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism. I was broke for more than 10 years. I remember staying up all night one night at my first company and looking in couch cushions the next morning for some change to buy coffee.
Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter
Happy Quote [WorkHappy.net]
Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say.
Samuel Johnson
