"That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it. Every one thinks chiefly of his own, hardly at all of the common interest; and only when he is himself concerned as an individual. For besides other considerations, everybody is more inclined to neglect the duty which he expects another to fulfill."

-- Aristotle

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“Somebody once told me if you're doing what you're supposed to you don't have to force it.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
“The internet is super smart. If you do something that is cool, that's actually worth people's time, then they'll adopt it. If you do something that's not cool and sucks, you can spend as many marketing dollars as you want, [they] just won't”

Source : "Exclusive interview: Valve's Gabe Newell on Steam Box, biometrics, and the future of gaming". Interview With T.C. Sottek, Tom Warren, www.theverge.com. January 8, 2013.
“The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make something worthwhile and enjoy his work in the process.”
“Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.”
“You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.”
“Do not think your story [for a one-person show] is unique. . . . your story is the same as millions of others. But that's o.k. - you just need to find the one or two things that makes your story interesting enough to justify someone leaving their apartment and exchanging currency.”
“In my life as an architect, I found that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their acceptance of standards that are too low.”

Source : "Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community". Book by Christopher Alexander (Foreword), 1996.

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