Marina

“The difference is simple: happy people look at their lives and see a series of choices. Miserable people see only a series of sacrifices.”
― Yoav Blum, The Coincidence Makers

“Seemingly innocuous language like 'Oh, I'm flexible' or 'What do you want to do tonight?' has a dark computational underbelly that should make you think twice. It has the veneer of kindness about it, but it does two deeply alarming things. First, it passes the cognitive buck: 'Here's a problem, you handle it.' Second, by not stating your preferences, it invites the others to simulate or imagine them. And as we have seen, the simulation of the minds of others is one of the biggest computational challenges a mind (or machine) can ever face.”
― Brian Christian, Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

“I am a warrior! he snapped. Beyond that, who I am depends on who you want me to be.”
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

“You have tried to be superior in an ordinary realm. Now you must learn to be ordinary in a superior realm.”
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives