Alex Chow

“It's better to be tough than strong, better to be clever than intelligent.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

“...linen is a fabric that wrinkles like Jack Nicholson's balls without Botox.”
― Anna Kendrick

“IMPORTANT: One must NEVER EVER use tampons and Ben & Jerry's as each other's decoy purchases, as this suggests you are some sort of Bridget Jones situation who needs ice cream to soothe her menses a-bloo-bloos, which defeats the entire purpose of decoy purchases, Albert Einstein.”
― Lindy West, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“Talent x Effort = Skills
Skills x Effort = Achievement

Talent is how quickly your skills improve when you invest effort. Achievement is what happens when you take your acquired skills and use them. [...] Effort builds skill. At the very same time, effort makes skill productive.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance