“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
“Human beings have a remarkable ability to accept the abnormal and make it normal.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe."
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
“Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you'll remember, mountaintops are rocky and cold. There is no growth on the top of a mountain. Sure, the view is great, but what's a view for? A view just gives us a glimpse of our next destination-our next target. But to hit that target, we must come off the mountain, go through the valley, and begin to climb the next slope. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
“Remember, whatever you focus upon, increases...When you focus on the things you need, you'll find those needs increasing. If you concentrate your thoughts on what you don't have, you will soon be concentrating on other things that you had forgotten you don't have-and feel worse! If you set your mind on loss, you are more likely to lose...But a grateful perspective brings happiness and abundance into a person's life.”
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
― The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
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