“Evolving and bettering yourself is wonderful, but not if the set of standards and values you adopt smothers you into oblivion in the process.”— Bryant McGill
“Negative feedback may be fun, but it is far less brave than endorsing something unproven and providing room to grow.”— Ed Catmull
“Unfortunately we treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves and the rest will come naturally, like a Platinum Rule.”— Erica Goros
“The intrinsic and extrinsic heart is always at odds, so which heart is yours? For one will bask in true joy, while the other lives in self-loathing misery.”— Joel T. McGrath
“Don’t underestimate your tears. They have the power to strengthen your commitment to your life’s purpose and to direct you towards your goal. So, when you cry because of the people who mock or taunt you, be positive and make promises with yourself that you will prove them wrong.”— Saad Salman
“If philosophy gets you lost in the labyrinth of symbols that distance us from reality, then it is part of the problem; if it motivates positive action that can create a better world, philosophy is usually a gift.”— Oli Anderson
“Partially undermining the manufacturer’s ability to assert that its work constituted a meaningful contribution to mankind was the frivolous way in which it went about marketing its products. Grief was the only rational response to the news that an employee had spent three months devising a supermarket promotion based on an offer of free stickers of cartoon characters called the Fimbles. Why had the grown-ups so churlishly abdicated their responsibilities? Were there not more important ambitions to be met before Death showed himself on the horizon in his hooded black cloak, his scythe slung over his shoulder?”— Alain de Botton
“Her face felt like it was scattered in pieces and she could not keep it straight. The feeling was a whole lot worse than being hungry for any dinner, yet it was like that. I want–I want–I want–was all that she could think about–but just what this real want was she did no know.”— Carson McCullers
“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor”— Alexis Carrel
“Maybe it’s wrong-footed trying to fit people into the world, rather than trying to make the world a better place for people.[as quoted in “Brain Gain” by Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 4/27/09 issue]”— Paul McHugh
“Progress is made by the improvement of people, not the improvement of machines.”— Adrian Tchaikovsky
“It is better to purposefully spend time with people talking about things that could improve them or talk about things that could improve me than to just waste time discussing irrelevant things.”— Sunday Adelaja
“To truly be better than your past self, you must practice the rule of ten thousand hours and you must invest so much time building yourself up.”— Sunday Adelaja
“I do not think it irresponsible to portray even the direst futures if we are to avoid them we must understand that they are possible. But where are the alternatives Where are the dreams that motivate and inspire We long for realistic maps of a world we can be proud to give to our children. Where are the cartographers of human purpose Where are the visions of hopeful futures of technology as a tool for human betterment and not a gun on hair trigger pointed at our heads”— Carl Sagan