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“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
― Carlos Castaneda

“Να είχα, λέει, μιαν αγάπη σαν αλάνα... Να κυλιόμουνα μέσα της, να ‘κανα τούμπες, να ‘πλωνα την αρίδα μου να λιαζόμουνα... Να ‘ρχόντανε τα όνειρά μου σαν τις κάργιες να φτεροκοπούν πάνω από το κεφάλι μου. Βαρέθηκα να χώνω τη ρημάδα την ψυχή μου στα ντουλάπια και να της κρεμώ αρωματικά σακουλάκια να μην τη φάει ο σκόρος. Βαρέθηκα να περπατώ με την πλάτη κολλημένη στα ντουβάρια, γιατί νιώθω γύρω μου το θόρυβο από τα μαχαίρια που ακονίζονται. Είναι πολύ, ρε σεις, αυτό που ονειρεύτηκα; Μιαν αγάπη λέω, σαν αλάνα. Ν’ απλώσω την αρίδα μου να λιαστώ.”
― Alkyoni Papadaki

“«-Εγώ την τρέλα μου την φοράω καπέλο, μεγάλε. Δεν την αφήνω να μου γίνει θηλιά. Κι όσο για την παράγκα μου, μόλις δω πως πιάνει κοριούς, ανάβω ένα σπίρτο και την καίω. Δεν το ‘χω για τίποτα. ‘’Πόσο κάνει;’’ Λέω στη μοίρα μου. Τι χρωστάω; Τόσο… Μου λέει. Παρ’ τα και δίνε του. Έχω ένα ραντεβουδάκι με την επόμενη μέρα…»”
― Alkyoni Papadaki

“Κι αν θες να ξέρεις, δεν υπάρχουν ούτε τόσο καλοί, ούτε τόσο κακοί. Όλοι είμαστε λίγο απ' όλα. Ανάλογα με το τοπίο, αλλάζουμε μορφή. Κάπως σαν τους χαμαιλέοντες.”
― Alkyoni Papadaki, Αν ήταν όλα... αλλιώς

“Αν η ψυχή μας φορούσε πάντα τα καλά της και καλωσόριζε τα όνειρά μας…
Αν το καράβι μας έφτανε φωταγωγημένο στο λιμάνι που είχαμε διαλέξει…
Αν στην προβλήτα μάς περίμεναν, με ανθοδέσμες και χειροκροτήματα, όλοι αυτοί που αγαπήσαμε…
Αν δεν είχαμε αφήσει την πόρτα της ψυχής μας ανοιχτή, για να βρουν άσυλο οι κατατρεγμένοι… Τι απερισκεψία κι αυτή! Πάντα τους ληστές τούς περνούσαμε για κατατρεγμένους.
Αν ξέραμε να διαβάζουμε εγκαίρως τα σημάδια των καιρών και να προβλέπουμε τις καταιγίδες…
Αν δεν είχαμε μπερδέψει τα σημεία του ορίζοντα και περιμέναμε να βγει ο ήλιος από τη δύση…
Πόσος χαμένος χρόνος, αλήθεια!
Aν… Αν…
Αν ήταν όλα… αλλιώς!
Μα τότε, πώς θα ξεχωρίζαμε το φως που κλείνουν μέσα τους τα φύλλα της παπαρούνας;”
― Alkyoni Papadaki

“Όταν έπρεπε να κόψω όλους τους άγριους θάμνους να ελευθερωθεί το τοπίο, δεν το 'κανα. Λυπήθηκα τα φίδια, που δεν θα είχαν άλλες φωλιές για να κρυφτούν. Όταν έπρεπε να φυλάξω λίγο νερό, για ώρα ανάγκης, δεν το 'κανα. Λυπήθηκα τ' αδέσποτα, που διψούσαν.”
― Alkyoni Papadaki, Το ταξίδι που λέγαμε...

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“And it came to pass that AC learned how to reverse the direction of entropy. But there was now no man to whom AC might give the answer of the last question. No matter. The answer--by demonstration--would take care of that, too. For another timeless interval, AC thought how best to do this. Carefully, AC organized the program.
The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. Step by step, it must be done.
And AC said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!"
And there was light--”
― Isaac Asimov, Robot Dreams

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”
― Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

“Engineering is not only study of 45 subjects but it is moral studies of intellectual life.”
― Prakhar Srivastav

“The mind is the ruler of the soul. It should remain unstirred by agitations of the flesh—gentle and violent ones
alike. Not mingling with them, but fencing itself off and keeping those feelings in their place. When they make their way into your thoughts, through the sympathetic link between mind and body, don’t try to resist the sensation. The sensation is natural. But don’t let the mind start in with
judgments, calling it “good” or “bad.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
― A.A. Milne

“Treat what you don’t have as nonexistent. Look at what
you have, the things you value most, and think of how much
you’d crave them if you didn’t have them. But be careful.
Don’t feel such satisfaction that you start to overvalue them
—that it would upset you to lose them.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The combination of physical synchrony with other humans and being part of something bigger than oneself (and thus losing momentarily a sense of self) leads to a greater sense of happiness.”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“There’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. —MORPHEUS, THE MATRIX”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“The best leaders are those that lead by example and are both team followers as well as team leaders. We believe that in general, the best ideas and decisions are made from the bottom up, meaning by those on the front lines that are closest to the issues and/or the customers. The role of a manager is to remove obstacles and enable his/her direct reports to succeed. This means the best leaders are servant-leaders. They serve those they lead.”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny. —BERTICE BERRY”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“Never outsource your core competency.”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“Continual Learning Educate yourself. Read books and learn from others who have done it before. Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience. Learn by surrounding yourself with talented players. Just because you win a hand doesn’t mean you’re good and you don’t have more learning to do. You might have just gotten lucky. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice.”
― Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
― John A. Shedd

“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.”
― Brené Brown

“The purpose of process is communication. If there are five people in your company, you don’t need process, because you can just talk to each other.”
― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“We take care of the people, the products, and the profits—in that order.”
― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“Most business relationships either become too tense to tolerate or not tense enough to be productive after a while. Either people challenge each other to the point where they don’t like each other or they become complacent about each other’s feedback and no longer benefit from the relationship.”
― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“What would you do if capital were free?” is a dangerous question to ask an entrepreneur. It’s kind of like asking a fat person, “What would you do if ice cream had the exact same nutritional value as broccoli?”
― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“there are only two ways for a manager to improve the output of an employee: motivation and training.”
― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers