“The voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because there is always the thought that everything might be done better and again.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Pride, my friends, is the deadliest of fires. While other flames burn the surface, pride burns from within. It works its way from the heart until it consumes you. And like any fire, it will eat its prey until it is smothered or quenched.”
― A Fall of Water
― A Fall of Water
“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything.”
― Thirteen Reasons Why
― Thirteen Reasons Why
“keep in mind Einstein’s admonition that “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
― Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy
― Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy
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