Quotes

Let yourself really fail once in a while—not some tiny little mistakes here and there, but big, glaring, confidence-shaking, dark-night-of-the-soul-inducing failures. Understand that no one simply coasts from achievement to achievement. The most accomplished people in the world fail and fail big. That’s how they learn so much, grow so quickly, and become so interesting and wise.” - Michelle Obama

A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have” - Tim Ferriss

“If information was the answer, we’d all be billionares with perfect abs. Really, you - yeah, you, listening to this - most of you probably just need to shut that shit off, put your blinders on, and get out the door and start running.” Do the thing. - Derek Sivers

I have led a toothless life, he thought. A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself for later on—and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone.” - Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason

Deep in the forest there’s an unexpected clearing that can be reached only by someone who has lost his way. - Tomas Tranströmer