

“The gardener digs a hole in the ground and throws in a seed and waters it and he hopes something comes up. Now, he knows generally what’s going to come up. He knows whether he planted an acorn for an oak tree or a tomato plant to get some tomatoes for the summer. But there’s a lot of details he doesn’t know. It may not grow at all. It may grow a little and then die. It may go wild. A chipmunk may eat it during the night. You don’t know.”
― Fire & Blood
― Fire & Blood

“No one has ever died of restlessness, but rashness is another matter.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings

“I knew the truth, which is if someone really wants to see you, they always find a way. Always. That”
― Why Not Me?
― Why Not Me?
“The entitlement in the Facebook offices flows as freely as the prosecco from the Prosecco Tap that’s installed in one of the Facebook office kitchens.”
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
― Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

“But the higher up you go in the organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not make it about winning yourself.”
― What Got You Here, Won't Get You There
― What Got You Here, Won't Get You There
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