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“Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values & priorities”
― Stephen R. Covey

“He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.”
― Anwar Sadat

“You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy does not reserve a plot for weeds”
― Dag Hammarskjold

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn’t reserve a plot for weeds.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Am I being productive, or just active?
Am I inventing things to do, to avoid the important?
Focus on demonstrating results instead of showing dedication.”
― Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek: The 4-Hour Workweek Summary

“It is better to be approximately right than to be precisely wrong. —Warren Buffett”
― Douglas W. Hubbard, How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business

“Two men looked out from prison bars,
One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry

“Mark Twain said, two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead.”
― Kaje Harper, Life Lessons