“Being friendly/civil with those you disagree with is ultimately the best signal of being a mature and self-aware human being. Holding grudges, fighting forever wars, trying to cancel others is childish & petulant. We move forward faster when more people join the former category.” Adam Singer
Category Archives: Quote
The Monday Morning Quote #704
“Our lives improve only when we take chances… and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves…” Walter Anderson
The Monday Morning Quote #703
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all of the miseries of life.“ William Somerset Maugham a writer I have started to read recently… Hardly a day goes by that I do not reflect on how grateful I am that I was brought up in a houseContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #703”
The Monday Morning Quote #702
“People sometimes exaggerate this business of humility. It’s a question simply of knowing who you are, where you are, and that the world will continue exactly as it is without you.” Rafa Nadal (Rafael Nadal Parera)
The Monday Morning Quote #699
“I believe people are smart and some people want to share more data than other people do. Ask them. Ask them every time. Make them tell you to stop asking them if they get tired of your asking them. Let them know precisely what you’re going to do with their data.” Steve Jobs 2010
The Monday Morning Quote #698
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” Seneca. (Like these raw stones, we need a little friction to become our best. Don’t look at the trials before you as obstacles, consider them as a training ground, and improve.)
The Monday Morning Quote #697
From the Letters Page of the FT.com/Weekend Magazine, April 30th/May 1st 2022. The one sentence comment on the article in the previous magazine, “The evolution of Marine Le Pen” says a great deal and sums up a much of what is happening. “The willingness of people to believe that someone or something will make theirContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #697”
The Monday Morning Quote #695
Two quotes this week, from a piece in the Weekend Financial Times’ Fashion Supplement from the 9th/10th April 2022 in an article titled “Sage and the Scholar” featuring Paul Smith and Priya Ahluwalia. “The industry has changed enormously and it’s a much more crowded and competitive place. To anyone starting out (as a creative) today,Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #695”
The Monday Morning Quote #693
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” Goethe One of my favourite quotes, sayings or whatever you want to call them. Probably posted in this series before but well worth repeating. Bob Desautels has a good discussion on it here.
The Monday Morning Quote #692
“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when peopleContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #692”
The Incisal Edge 