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Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are here,
and make use of creation with youthful zest.
Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes,
and let no springtime blossom pass us by;
let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

Most importantly, if you can at all avoid it, don’t be normal. Strive, burn and do everything you can to avoid being the industry standard. Even the highest industry standard. Be greater than anything anyone else has ever dreamed of you. Don’t settle for pats on the back, salary increases, a nod-and-a-smile. Instead, rage against the tepidness of the mundane with every fiber of whatever makes you, you. Change this place.

"Successful leaders recognize creative thinking as a valuable contribution to any effort, and creativity can't thrive in an environment of conformity."

"Relationships are the currency of leadership, for without people...an organization would lose its purpose and value."

"Somedays I wake up grumpy, other days I let him sleep."

You don't have to brush all your teeth - just the ones you want to keep.

Eat to live, don't live to eat.

If you don’t like me remember it’s mind over matter; I don’t mind and you don’t matter.

I can't remember to forget you.

"We cannot become who we need to be by remaining who we are."

It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.

We live in a generation of not being in love, and not being together. But we sure make it feel like we're together, cause we're scared to see each other with somebody else.

Over-engineering is poison. It's not like doing extra work for extra credit. It's more like telling a lie that you then have to remember so you don't contradict it.

Don't be a wisher, be a doer.

"Discipline is simply choosing between what you want now and what you ultimately want."

Interpret: Ambiguity is unsettling. Faced with it, the temptation is to reach for a fast (and potentially wrongheaded) solution. A good strategic leader holds steady, synthesizing information from many sources before developing a viewpoint. To get good at this, you have to:

Seek patterns in multiple sources of data
Encourage others to do the same
Question prevailing assumptions and test multiple hypotheses simultaneously

Just following rules gets you nowhere

Hate is the most honest feeling.

Good people always suffer.

Laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.