December 2009
7 posts
“coup d’etat: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.”
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: French, literally ‘blow of state.’
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on....”
– Steve Jobs, Apple
“The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then...”
– Shunryu Suzuki, “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” (via Tim Jahn)
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
– Cyril Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson’s Law
“The best things in life aren’t things.”
– Art Buchwald
“If I were happy I would be asleep in your arms, and we would be nakedly clinging...”
– Daniel
“Two friends were at a party held at the mansion of a billionaire. One said,...”
– Derek Sivers, Why I gave away my company to charity