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"The world seems to want us to be sad and angry because bad things frequently happen. But I say we should feel the opposite. We should be happy and cheerful because good things happen. We should be delighted to see the sun rise and stars glow and rainbows color stormy skies. We should savor every simple breath and eat each meal with gratitude. We should slumber in sweet dreams and relish moments of laughter and love. We should take more notice of the joys and kindnesses that do exist, still dictating the actions of millions of good people all over the world. Life is filled with pleasant moments, not just grief. We should be happy because this is true."

"Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism."

"But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best."

"What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down."

"I say looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody."

"Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?"

"The world turned itself into a better place around him."

"Act as though everything will be perfectly fine - because it will. Life has you and it's not letting you go."
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"The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about."


"That's your opportunity--to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing."


"You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art."


"If school is about postponing the day you have to stand up in front of the world and put yourself at risk, the resistance would like to stay there forever."


"I find that I have about six bloggable ideas a day. I also find that writing twice as long a post doesn't increase communication, it usually decreases it. And finally, I found that people get antsy if there are unread posts in their queue."


"Rich is my word for someone who can afford to make choices, who has enough resources to do more than merely survive."


"There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth. Not going all the way, and not starting."


"People have come to the erroneous conclusion that if they're not willing to start something separate, world-changing, and risky, they have no business starting anything. Somehow, we've fooled ourselves into believing that the project has to have a name, a building, and a stock ticker symbol to matter."


"Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me."
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