"In fact one frequently seemed to gather all sorts of similar information about subjects one had less than profound interest in."

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Source : David Markson (1995). “Wittgenstein's mistress”, Dalkey Archive Pr

David Markson

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“Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.”
“You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves. They think that writers are all dead long ago--they don't expect to meet them in the street or out shopping. They know their stories but not their names, and certainly not their faces. And most writers like it that way.”
“I hoped you would consider it seriously instead of laughing at it.' 'Mr. Chamkanni said much the same thing in bed the first night home from the hospital”
“You've got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself.”
“Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious-but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.”
“Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.”
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.”
“There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.”

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