Alex Chow

“Honestly, this 'Where do you get your confidence?' chapter could be sixteen words long. Because there was really only one step to my body acceptance: Look at pictures of fat women on the Internet until they don't make you uncomfortable anymore. That was the entire process. (Optional step two: Wear a crop top until you forget you're wearing a crop top. Suddenly, a crop top is just a top. Repeat.)”
― 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

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

“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