#716 - “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” — Albert Einstein
#705 - “Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned about doing good work. Protect your work and if you build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency. Life is like a roller coaster ride, it is never going to be perfect. It is going to have perfect moments and rough spots, but it’s all worth it.” — Patti Smith
#698 - “You see this badly done on purpose, but the badly-done-on-purpose thing as done so well that it just becomes, let’s say, profound.” — Ed Ruscha
#685 - “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” — Ann Landers
#673 - “You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” — Alan Watts
#558 - “Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don’t want to be shed in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step. to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.” — Paulo Coelho
#550 - “All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won’t succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.” — Dr. Wayne Dyer