"In the end, each life is no more than the sum of contingent facts, a chronicle of chance intersections, of ï¬‚ukes, of random events that divulge nothing but their own lack of purpose."

-- Paul Auster

#Purpose Quotes #Facts Quotes #Events Quotes

“It isn't what people think that is important, but the reason they think what they think”

Source : "Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time". Book by Laurence J. Peter, p. 468, 1977.
“I've never really been a confident person, except from a musical standpoint. I had to push myself early on, but it got easier with each gig.”
“Parity is for farmers.”
“I don't really listen to the radio too much. I know that one song, "Hotline Bling."”

Source : Source: www.usmagazine.com
“With the level of uncertainty we see today, more people are asking, how can you develop a strategy in a world that keeps changing so fast? They are afraid that a set of rigid principles will hinder their ability to react quickly. I argue that it is precisely at such times that you need a strategy.”
“I don't like to sit still for long at all, which has probably helped me along the way, and partly why I was drawn to the heat of a restaurant kitchen. The rush of service means that you're always on your toes and keeps a chef pretty active.”
“Recorded music has always been in a sense promotion for live performance, and some artists have discovered that giving it away is as effective as trying to sell it.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. Wikis give us a place where anyone who is kind, thoughtful and intelligent can come and join us in building a better and more rational world. Jimmy Wales Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”

Source : Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.171, Penguin

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