Thought Provoking Quotes - Page 5

Perfection can be a fetish

You will find that you survive humiliation. And that's an experience of incalculable value.

The time for change is now.

Quite often, lyrics get misunderstood - and I never mind that. I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to bethought provoking.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

With too little data, you won't be able to make any conclusions that you trust. With loads of data you will find relationships that aren't real... Big data isn't about bits, it's about talent.

The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.

There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but I much prefer the smaller independent films, which are more thought provoking and experimental.

What is more important in a library than anything else-than everything else-is the fact that it exists.

Any relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are - by definition - abusive relationships. You'll be much better off when you let them go.

Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them.

All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the ability to affect other people with words.

If we have data, let's look at data. If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine.

Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.

If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.

Don't ever miss a day without improving something personally.

To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art.

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

I ransack public libraries & find them full of sunk treasure.

Regardless of others' reactions, do your best to stay true to yourself. Make the choices that allow you to look in the mirror and feel good about the person gazing back at you.

Achieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.