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“Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!”: Apparently Henry David Thoreau said …
Apparently Henry David Thoreau said,
“Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! … Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.”
It’s hard to believe that lives could be complicated in Thoreau’s time (1870s I believe?). His statement, however, is ripe for our times and I have a hunch that the mantra of “Simplify. Simplify. [...]
Apparently Benjamin Disraeli said
Apparently Benjamin Disraeli said,
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.”
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about Self-Determination Theory which is all about how we need to have choices and feel capable of acting on those choices for our well-being. And [...]
Apparently, Audre Lorde said
Apparently, Audre Lorde said,
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
Thus spake the woman who took the name, Gamba Adisa, which apparently means “she who makes her meaning clear”. And it was clear. Lorde educated many feminists [...]
Apparently, William McDonough said
Apparently, William McDonough said,
“Design is the first signal of human intention”
I like this quote from the renowned architect as I’m fascinated by design. Buildings, furniture, molecules, life: the patterns, interconnectivity, processes keep me amused for hours. But I wonder if design really is the first signal of human intention.
If you look at the process of [...]
Apparently the Chinese proverb says
Apparently the Chinese proverb says,
One joy shatters a hundred griefs.
Let me be the bringer of the one joy.
Apparently, Ralph Waldo Emerson said
Apparently Ralph Waldo Emerson said,
“This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it”
What to do? What to do? A question that’s on the minds of many at the moment. Stay put and hope for the best? Start working on Plan B?
I’m working on Plan B.
And [...]
Apparently, Deepak Chopra said
Apparently, Deepak Chopra said,
“We have gotten into the habit of spending money we haven’t earned, to buy things we don’t need, to impress people that we don’t like. So get rid of that habit.”
Habits have been on my mind lately, so when I happened upon Chopra’s quote after writing the post about habits earlier in the week, [...]
Apparently, William James said
Apparently, William James said, “A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows”.
Wow. The father of psychology has neatly summed up how I feel about Twitter at the moment. I resisted it for so long, thought it was an utter waste of time and [...]
Apparently, Andy Warhol said
Apparently, Andy Warhol said, “Being good in business is the most fascinating art”.
I love how Warhol refers to business as an art. Business is usually presented as this rational, hard-headed thing – and it rarely is. Being good in business? He’s right. That is an art.
Apparently, Albert Einstein said
Apparently, Albert Einstein said,
“Not everything that counts can be counted”
Sometimes the most important things in life cannot be quantified. How can you measure love? How can you measure joy? I know people are now quantifying and measuring happiness but do we really need to put a number on it?
