P49 Quotes & Sayings

Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure — Arthur Schopenhauer

Computer science doesn't know how to build complex systems that work reliably. This has been a well-understood problem since the very beginning of programmable computers. — Matt Blaze

The coming of the motion picture was as important as that of the printing press. — William Randolph Hearst

"What's the latest dope on Wall Street?" "My son!" — Henny Youngman

I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change. — Louise Hay

The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one. — Tris Speaker

By what I have read in books, I think few that have held a pen were ever really wearied, or they would write of it more strongly. I had no care of my life, neither past nor future, and I scarce remembered there was such a lad as David Balfour. I did not think of myself, but just of each fresh step which I was sure would be my last, with despair - and of Alan, who was the cause of it, with hatred. Alan was in the right trade as a soldier; this is the officer's part to make men continue to do things, they know not wherefore, and when, if the choice was offered, they would lie down where they were and be killed. And I dare say I would have made a good enough private; for in these last hours it never occurred to me that I had any choice but just to obey as long as I was able, and die obeying. — Robert Louis Stevenson

The urgent finds you; you have to find the important. Importance is not fast. It is slow. It is not superficial. It is deep. And as a result, it's extremely powerful. When important matters go wrong, they undermine everything. When they go right, they sustain everything. — Stewart Brand

The concentration is usually possible because the task undertaken has clear goals and provides immediate feedback. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi