I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
– The Fellowship of the Ring
Source: Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien: “I don’t know half of you half as well as I shou…”
Quotes
On music, artists and paying for it
Remember how a decade ago we all stole music from the Internet and the only problem with it was that artists weren’t being paid? And then somehow, a decade later, we all pay for our music now but artists still aren’t being paid?
Remember how a decade ago we all stole music from the Internet and the only problem with it was that artists weren't being paid?
And then somehow, a decade later, we all pay for our music now but artists still aren't being paid?
— Nora Loreto (@NoLore) January 4, 2020
On being satisfied
“Sufficiency isn’t two steps up from poverty or one step short of abundance. It isn’t a measure of barely enough or more than enough. Sufficiency isn’t an amount at all. It is an experience, a context we generate, a declaration, a knowing that there is enough, and that we are enough.” ― Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Source: Quote by Brene Brown: “Sufficiency isn’t two steps up from poverty or …”
Enough seems like a radical idea in a world that is conditioned to more.
When it comes to income, scientists say there actually is an ideal yearly amount we can earn to feel emotionally content and satisfied – and believe it or not, if you have too much money, you may actually start creeping back into unhappy territory.
Berlin artist uses 99 phones to trick Google into traffic jam alert
On achieving goals
Watch people who climb mountains. How they take consistent action to get to the top of the mountain. That’s how you achieve your goals. Climbing, striving, consistently, constantly.
Watch people who climb mountains. How they take consistent action to get to the top of the mountain. That’s how you achieve your goals. Climbing, striving, consistently, constantly.
— billionaire_secrets (@billionaire_key) January 31, 2020