"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do."

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Source : "Infinite Jest". Book by David Foster Wallace, February 1, 1996.

David Foster Wallace

#Life Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“There's never been a fantasy movie of the epic battle of good versus evil that ended with evil winning.”
“Potential home buyers have a two-step decision process. First, they determine whether they can afford to make a purchase - does their income safely cover their mortgage payment? Then they determine whether owning is a better financial choice than renting - are the costs of owning a home lower than the cost of renting it?”
“Averageness is a quality we must put up with. Men march toward civilization in column formation, and by the time the van has learned to admire the masters the rear is drawing reluctantly away from the totem pole.”

Source : Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”
“We should be worried about online silos. They make us stupid and hostile toward each other.”
“If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.”
“Every book I've written has been different from the others, and each one seems to have its own timeline, requirements, and formal challenges.”
“Over the last few days, I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, and with a deepening sense of the connection of all its parts. This does not mean I am finished with life. On the contrary, I feel intensely alive, and I want and hope in the time that remains to deepen my friendships, to say farewell to those I love, to write more, to travel if I have the strength, to achieve new levels of understanding and insight.”
“My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.”

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