Kipriotis Plakakia Quotes & Sayings

On the one hand we need the image of "the text" in order to focus on anything at all; on the other hand we use the metaphor of "reading" to signal that our apprehension of a text will always be partial, that we never quite reach the "text itself," a realization that has led certain critics to question the very existence of such an object. — Espen J. Aarseth

In the early days of a startup, people's compensation is whatever you negotiate with a founder and it's all over the place. — Sam Altman

Thinking ahead often seems to be a lost art. Many people are so caught up in instant gratification that they never stop to think about the long-term effects of some of their actions. They also don't see the connections between today's actions and tomorrow's results - and this causes an awful lot of pain and frustration in life. Whatever I do today, I should be aware of the possible effects - negative and positive - that can show up in the future, near or far. Of course, we can't let the fear of what might happen in the future keep us from acting today. But we can make our lives much easier if we just remember the law of cause and effect, and realize that some of what we do today will be the cause of effects that won't show up until later. — Tom Walsh

It's very good to get through them (drugs) while you're still young and then talk about how great or bad it was for the rest of your life. — Carrie Fisher

Life is just this way, broken, and I am crazy to hope for something else. — Miranda July

On a scale of one to ten, how punk am I? Apple. I don't use your scale. — Eugene Mirman