“no more than eleven all-Strad quartets could possibly be created, the”
― Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection
― Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection
“There are five unavoidable givens, five immutable facts that come to visit all of us many times over: Everything changes and ends. Things do not always go according to plan. Life is not always fair. Pain is part of life. People are not loving and loyal all the time. These are the core challenges that we all face. But too often we live in denial of these facts. We behave as if somehow these givens aren’t always in effect, or not applicable to all of us. But when we oppose these five basic truths we resist reality, and life then becomes an endless series of disappointments, frustrations, and sorrows. In”
― The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them
― The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them
“A culture capable of imagining complexly is a humble culture.”
― The Braindead Megaphone
― The Braindead Megaphone
“Just because something is addictive doesn't mean that you will get addicted to it. But . . . if your stomach ties up in knots while you count the seconds waiting for a phone call from that special someone . . . if you hear a loud buzzing in your ears when you see a certain person's car (or one just like it) . . . if your eyes burn when you hear a random love song or see a couple holding hands . . . if you suffer the twin agonies of craving for and withdrawing from a series of unrequited crushes or toxic relationships . . . if you always feel like you're clutching at someone's ankle and dragged across the floor as they try to leave the room . . . welcome to the club.”
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“If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you give your life to? If you knew you didn’t have to work for a living, what would you give your life to?”
― How to Develop Your Personal Mission Statement
― How to Develop Your Personal Mission Statement
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