I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part.Douglas Coupland
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.Thomas Jefferson
When you see a good person, think of becoming like him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.Confucius
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.Winston Churchill
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.Napoleon Hill
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.Benjamin Franklin
If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work.Bill Gates
Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.Coco Chanel
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.Confucius
