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He might say that there is a limit to self-sacrifice, because someone who tilts too far toward helping others to flourish—a happiness pump, essentially—may be unable to flourish herself. There is some amount of “selfishness” that’s
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He = Aristotle
“People won't change until the pain of not changing is greater than the pain changing brings.”
― Never To Live
― Never To Live
“There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.”
― The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai
― The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai
“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
― The Wizardry Compiled
― The Wizardry Compiled
“As it was, we all acted alone, we were caught alone, and every one of us will have to die alone. But that doesn’t mean that we are alone.”
― Every Man Dies Alone
― Every Man Dies Alone
“There is no such thing as good enough. You, your team, and your equipment must be the best. That is how you will win victories.”
― Failure is not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
― Failure is not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
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