"Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they werenâ€™t in the mood. Always pushing, practicing, working, and improvingYes it takes thousands of hours of practice, but thatâ€™s good news! Itâ€™s a clear path and itâ€™s under your control."

-- Derek Sivers

#Years Quotes #Practice Quotes #News Quotes

“I think it is important for young people to see other young people on television doing something positive with their life, making positive changes and growing. I don't think there is enough of that on TV. I mean, we've got 'Jersey Shore,' and I don't know what that teaches young kids.”
“Poetry resonates differently in each culture; it doesn't in America.”
“I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.”
“Some sad news from Australia... the inventor of the boomerang grenade died today.”
“I know how important it is to have people who believe in you even when you don't believe in yourself.”
“Oh, that ludicrous virile earnestness!”

Source : Heinrich Böll (1984). “What's to Become of the Boy?, Or, Something to Do with Books”, p.40, Northwestern University Press
“The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.”
“We all know that it is women who take the decisions, but we have to let men think that the decisions are theirs. It is an act of kindness on the part of women.”

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