Abhishek

“As he practiced his writing, Jijingi came to understand what Moseby had meant: writing was not just a way to record what someone said; it could help you decide what you would say before you said it. And words were not just the pieces of speaking; they were the pieces of thinking. When you wrote them down, you could grasp your thoughts like bricks in your hands and push them into different arrangements. Writing let you look at your thoughts in a way you couldn’t if you were just talking, and having seen them, you could improve them, make them stronger and more elaborate.”
― Ted Chiang, The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling

“There is an African proverb that says: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
― Vanessa Van Edwards, Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People

“The great Chinese sage Tranxu puts it marvelously: “When the archer shoots for nothing, he has all his skill. When he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. When he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind. He’s out of his mind. He sees two targets. His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting. And the need to win drains him of power.”
― Anthony de Mello, Rediscovering Life: Awaken to Reality

“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. —ALDOUS HUXLEY”
― Roger McNamee, Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe