Let people surprise you…
“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. George S. Patton
Entries by Bruno
Vocation
“Among his various possible beings each man always finds one which is his genuine and authentic being. The voice which calls him to that authentic being is what we call “vocation.” But the majority of men devote themselves to silencing that voice of the vocation and refusing to hear it. They manage to make a […]
Fortune is in your hands
“Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others:We are merely born with the capability to do it. The skill to mold the material into what we want must be […]
The Power of Negative Thinking
Really interesting… Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read
Music from garbage?
We have lots of things, and we use what we don’t have as an excuse for doing nothing. Other people really have nothing than garbage, but they use it to make miracles. To listen Bach played on a cello made from garbage is… well… moving? unbeliavable? No words, only music.
The Fountainhead – Howard Roark Speech
One of the best speeches of all the time. Ayn Rand rules… Some sentences from the speech: Roark: Your Honor, I shall call no witnesses. This will be my testimony and my summation. Judge: Take the oath.
The lesson of the moth
“…that is what life is for it is better to be a part of beauty for one instant and then to cease to exist than to exist forever and never be a part of beauty…” Don Marquis
Rules & Exceptions
“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
