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And truly it demands something godlike in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster. High be his heart, faithful his will, clear his sight, that he may in good earnest be doctrine, society, law, to himself, that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others!
Self Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The conservative man, being more inhibited, is not used to enjoying himself. Give him a chance to get out of himself in a crowd and—I tell you I’ve seen it a thousand times—you can’t hold him down. And remembering that he has had the time of his life, he becomes your best customer.
Veeck--as in Wreck
Bill Veeck, Ed Linn
Paul Graham @paulg · Jun 6 One thing I've learned as an adult that I didn't realize as a kid is how precisely you have to aim at a goal to hit it. If you choose to optimize something even slightly off to the side, you'll sometimes achieve almost nothing toward your intended goal.
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