Ok yes quotes are corny. But sometimes they hit the spot. It's a lot of wisdom condensed into bit size portions. Keep them front of mind and let them grow on you.
The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Doing something that matters is emotionally loaded. Lines between right and wrong are blurry. So many things nearly don’t happen. So many things nearly happen. I don’t want to be a fortune cookie; so here’s a lovely quote from Howard Thurman: Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
**Amie.so** and Howard Thurman
Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do.