Grace Sheahan

“We are at our most creative when we have something to push against. Creativity does not require perfect conditions. In fact, it thrives in imperfect ones. The block of marble from which Michelangelo carved his masterpiece, the David, had been discarded by other artists. They considered it defective, and they were right. But Michelangelo saw that defect as a challenge, not a disqualifier.”
― Éric Weiner, The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley

“If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day — go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else.”
― Chinese Proverb

“Everything you learn in school can be outsourced to someone who learned it more cheaply or learned it more recently.”
― James Altucher, The Rich Employee

“One candle can light a thousand other candles and still remain lit itself. Be that candle.”
― James Altucher