curiosity journal

“"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own. If a god appeared to us—or a wise human being, even—and prohibited us from concealing our thoughts or imagining anything without immediately shouting it out, we wouldn't make it through a single day. That's how much we value other people's opinions-instead of our own."

— Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Book 12 (quote, Motivational, stoicism)

“If you don’t sacrifice to get what you want, what you want will be the sacrifice inevitably

— Heard in passing (quote, Motivational)

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

— Melchizedek (The Old King from The Alchemist) (quote)

“Someday is not a day of the week.

— Denise Brennan-Nelson (quote, Motivational)

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

— Thomas Edison (quote)

“A crooked tree continues to live an unconventional life while a straight tree gets reduced into lumber.

— Zhuangzi - Concepts of 無用之用 (wúyòng zhī yòng) - usefulness of uselessness (quote)

“Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.

— Denzel Washington (quote)

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

— Martin Luther King Jr. (quote)

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

— Walt Disney (quote)

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

— Stephen Covey (quote)

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect

— Anaïs Nin (quote)