John Carlo > John Carlo's Quotes

“Achievement is just a moment in pencil unless you can share it with people you care about.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

“Suppose you are a president of a country and have no idea how to run it. What do you do? You predict "difficult years" ahead, ask your citizens to "tighten their belts," and then promise to improve the situation only after this "delicate stage" of "cleansing,' "purification," and "restructuring." Naturally you leave the duration and severity of the period open.”
― Rolf Dobelli, The Art of Thinking Clearly

“On Twitter we make our own decisions about who deserves obliteration. We form our own consensus, and we aren't being influenced by the criminal justice system or by the media. This makes us formidable.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

“Doing more doesn't help you create time for what matters; it just makes you feel even more frazzled and busy.”
― Jake Knapp;John Zeratsky

“To-do lists just perpetuate the feeling of "unfinishedness" that dogs modern life.”
― Jake Knapp;John Zeratsky, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day

“Parents are like consumer brands in that, as kids, we remember only two or three key things about them, missing the nuance you only appreciate as you get older and realize people are complicated.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

“Waffles are just awesome bread.”
― John Green