Quote of the Day
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Values are the definition of our actions in life
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don’t even notice it.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the tunnel, then it doesn’t matter whether you’re bold or cowardly, or whether you’re stupid or intelligent. Doesn’t get you anywhere.
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“In my case all painting… is an accident. I foresee it and yet I hardly
ever carry it out as I foresee it. It transforms itself by the actual
paint. I don’t in fact know very often what the paint will do, and it
does many things which are very much better than I could make it do.”
Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1953, by Francis Bacon
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“Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.”
The Dream by Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)
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If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
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What is the purpose of houses? It is to protect us from the wind and cold of winter, the heat and rain of summer, and to keep out robbers and thieves. Once these ends have been secured, that is all. Whatever does not contribute to these ends should be eliminated.
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Being perceptive
– Be perceptive of all details (large and small) and make a clear distinction between the attribute of right and wrong.
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Do you have any advice?
Nike makes some of the best products in the world. Products that you lust after. Absolutely beautiful, stunning products. But you also make a lot of crap. Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff.—Mark Parker asked Steve Jobs