"Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation."

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Source : Nâzım Hikmet, Mutlu Konuk Blasing (1994). “Poems of Nazim Hikmet”

Naz?m Hikmet

#Mean Quotes #Squirrels Quotes #Laughing Quotes

“The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them.”

Source : "How To Delegate Responsibility To Other People" by Aimee Groth, www.businessinsider.com. January 18, 2013.
“Honesty is the greatest aphrodisiac.”
“Thatâ€™s my credo - My work is play. I donâ€™t complain about work. I enjoy it. I like the feeling of being able to lay down at night and youâ€™re so doggone tired, youâ€™re just hoping to get undressed before you fall asleep.”
“I'm about being funny. If I can make a joke using profanity, I will. But for the most part, that can get awfully old and boring.”
“I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate spend it. Have it be completely transparent. But actually getting to that spot, as we have learned through all the legislation over the decades, is very difficult.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 24, 2010.
“Problems with visual design can turn users off so quickly that they never discover all the smart choices you made with navigation or interaction design.”
“Arithmetic is the death of story.”

Source : Jincy Willett (2009). “The Writing Class”, p.248, Macmillan
“I do like the word timeless. That's a great word.”

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