Mahvish Haroon

“If you are not living your life for yourself, then who is going to live it for you? You are living only your own life. When it comes to who you are living it for, of course it’s you. And then, if you are not living your life for yourself, who could there be to live it instead of you? Ultimately, we live thinking about ‘I’. There is no reason that we must not think that way.”
― Fumitake Koga Ichiro Kishimi

“Nature should make her presence felt in the room in some way, I thought; living nature. Not cut flowers.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“Quitting smoking is the easiest thing I've ever done," said Mark Twain. "I've done it hundreds of times.”
― Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

“There's a beauty to imperfection. This is the essence of the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi. Wabi-sabi values character and uniqueness over a shiny facade. It teaches that cracks and scratches in things should be embraced. It's also about simplicity. You strip things down and then use what you have.”
― Jason Fried, Rework