Two Thoughts (19 - 25 January)
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Sunday, 19 January
Two thoughts from Yayoi Kusama
"Money is not for saving."
"I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision."
Monday, 20 January
Two thoughts from Jessica Chastain
“I feel like the bigger risks that I take, the more I learn. I know that I learn more from my failures than successes.”
"I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'"
Tuesday, 21 January
Two thoughts from Timothy Caulfield
“6:31 AM—Check phone. Don’t.”
“Don’t smoke, exercise, eat real food, watch your weight, wear a seatbelt, get a good night’s sleep, and love somebody.”
Wednesday, 22 January
Two thoughts from Nuala Walsh
“Human error starts with tuning out the voices that matter: unheard customers, employees, voters, patients, mavericks or minorities.”
“The world isn’t necessarily fair, even if good people try to make it so.”
Thursday, 23 January
Two thoughts from Ben Goldacre
“You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.”
“Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else’s position.”
Friday, 24 January
Two thoughts from Edward de Bono
“Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.”
“America is not just a country, it’s an idea.”
Saturday, 25 January
Two thoughts from Roger von Oech
“If you don’t execute your ideas, they die.”
“Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desired.”
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dear jim,
great quotes today! some of my faves:
Yayoi Kusama:
"Money is not for saving."
Ben Goldacre:
“You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.”
Roger von Oech:
“Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desired.”
thank you for sharing as always!
love
myq