“We need optimism and confidence to keep going and convince others to join our cause, but negativity and pessimism help us see problems so we can make them better. Yes, the former feel much better, but both are necessary.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“BELIEVING IN YOURSELF IS NICE. FORGIVING YOURSELF IS BETTER.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“First we must accomplish the task at hand. An officer who looks too far ahead stumbles over his own boots.”
― The Hunt for Red October
― The Hunt for Red October
“Tragically I was to learn how it felt the hard way. I’ve had one driver die in a car I’ve designed. Ayrton. That fact weighs heavily upon me, and while I’ve got many issues with the FIA and the way they have governed the sport over the years, I give them great credit for their contribution to improving safety in the sport.”
― How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
― How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
“I must admit, I like the street circuits. I think they have more character than what you might call the ‘clean sheet of paper’ circuits that have cropped up in recent years. Those all feel very formulaic and lacking in character, but I guess that’s what you get when Bernie always uses the same architect to design them.”
― How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
― How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
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