“Recognize and beware of the snare.”
“Recognize and beware of the snare.”
“Recognize and beware of the snare.”
“His problem is that he doesn’t want anyone until he can have anyone he wants.”
“There are four stages to a person’s career:In Stage 1 you are enthusiastic about your work, but inexperienced (start of your career).In Stage 2 you are both enthusiastic about your work and have gained experience (top of your career).In Stage 3 you’re tired of your work, but you are also still competent/experienced (maintenance stage).In Stage 4 you are sick of your work, and because you haven’t been motivated to keep up with your profession, you are now, once again, inexperienced relative to the state-of-the-art in your field (end of career).”
“Do first what you don’t want to do most.”
“Don’t ask a yes or no question unless the person being asked can say no without hesitation.”
“People usually have to be dragged kicking and screaming into what’s good for them.”
“You are not a better or wiser person simply because you’ve ceased to care.”
“Observing stupidity in others is a sure sign of stupidity in the observer.”
“Always try to align your loyalties and commitment with the largest scope of the context you find yourself in. For example, if you work for a department in a company, align yourself with the company—not the department; if you are in an army platoon, align yourself with the army.”
“What is the meaning of life…to give life meaning.”
“Just because something is ubiquitous does not mean that it is innocuous.”
“Two examples of irony:...a cheap knock-off of a Chinese Ming vase…made in China....getting murdered in a graveyard.”