The kernel, the soul – let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances – is plagiarism.
ᔥ @brainpicker
The man who is isolated, who is unable to share in the benefits of political association, or has no need to share because he is already self-sufficient, is no part of the polis, and must therefore be either a beast or a god.
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And your way, is it really your way?
[…]What, moreover, can you call your own? The house you live in, the food you swallow, the clothes you wear — you neither built the house nor raised the food nor made the clothes.
[…]The same goes for your ideas. You moved into them ready-made.
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You are a mashup of what you let into your life.
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Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is having money & fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.
ᔥ @Sports_Greats
Great design makes learning frictionless.
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.
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The quality of your life is directly related to the amount of uncomfortable conversations you are willing to have.
ᔥ @LisaFrame
There’s no shame in failing, there’s only shame in not trying.
ᔥ @heyamberrae
Ours is a culture and a time immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.
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