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“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

“Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labours of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Life is nothing without friendship.”
― Cicero

“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
― Epicurus

“Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.”
― Epicurus

“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.”
― Alan Moore, Watchmen

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
― John Lennon

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”
― David Allen

“You can do anything, but not everything.”
― David Allen

“If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started.”
― David Allen

“You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye. . . . The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. —J. Bronowski”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do. —Elbert Hubbard”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. —Mark Twain”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. —WILL ROGERS”
― David Allen, Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”
― David Allen, Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where to begin.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“The beginning is half of every action.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Get a purge for your brain. It will do better than for your stomach. —Michel Eyquem de Montaigne”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“There are no problems, only projects.”
― David Allen

“When people know they have a process in place to handle any situation, they are more relaxed. When they’re relaxed, everything improves. More gets done, with less effort, and a host of other wonderful side effects emerge that add to the outcomes of their efforts and the quality of their life.”
― David Allen, Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done

“There is usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on your mind and how much it’s getting done.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Thinking in a concentrated manner to define desired outcomes is something few people feel they have to do. But in truth, outcome thinking is one of the most effective means available for making wishes reality.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

“Too much information creates the same result as too little: you don't have what you need, when and in the way you need it.”
― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity