Two Thoughts (11 - 17 February)
Sunday, 11 February
Two thoughts from Katherine Anne Porter
"I will never again attempt to tell any young person what to do - the really gifted don't need advice and the others can't take it."
"The past is never where you think you left it."
Monday, 12 February
Two thoughts from Ben Okri
"To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself."
"Creativity is the art of the impossible."
Tuesday, 13 February
Two thoughts from Italo Calvino
"A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading."
What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library?
Wednesday, 14 February
Two thoughts from B.J. Fogg
"Design your life to minimize reliance on willpower."
"Plant a good seed in the right spot and it will grow without further coaxing"
Thursday, 15 February
Two thoughts from Aisha Tyler
“Get up, go out into the world, and do awesome shit.”
“The Internet is where stupid goes to find stupider so it doesn’t have to feel so stupid.”
Friday, 16 February
Two thoughts from Alfred A. Montapert
"Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices."
"Negative attitudes bring negative results."
Saturday, 17 February
Two thoughts from Les Brown
"Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it."
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."
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