Nova Rizkiyah

“My hypothesis is that passionate people are more likely to take big risks in the pursuit of unlikely goals, and so you would expect to see more failures and more huge successes among the passionate. Passionate people who fail don’t get a chance to offer their advice to the rest of us. But successful passionate people are writing books and answering interview questions about their secrets for success every day. Naturally those successful people want you to believe that success is a product of their awesomeness, but they also want to retain some humility. You can’t be humble and say, “I succeeded because I am far smarter than the average person.” But you can say your passion was a key to your success, because everyone can be passionate about something or other. Passion sounds more accessible. If you’re dumb, there’s not much you can do about it, but passion is something we think anyone can generate in the right circumstances. Passion feels very democratic. It is the people’s talent, available to all.”
― Scott Adams, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life

“issues. I should urge more women to believe in themselves and aspire to lead. I should urge more men to become part of the solution by supporting women in the workforce and at home.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Beyond Earth are vast and magnificent realms full of objects that have no counterpart on our home planet. Nevertheless, we hope to show you that the evolution of the universe has been directly responsible for your presence on Earth today.”
― Andrew Fraknoi, Astronomy

“A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.14”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead