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"Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the mastery of simplicity."

"Your liberty or the space to excercise it ends, where the space or liberty of others begins."

In the beginners mind there are many options, in the experts mind there are few.

Jerry Seinfield 3 ideals of life

  1. Fall in love
  2. Bust your ass
  3. Pay attention

--Jerry Seinfield (on enough rope)

If I get a good cup of coffee, then stop and enjoy it. 'this is a great cup of coffee' --Jerry Seinfield (on enough rope)

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever." --Lance Armstrong every second counts.

“no matter how good they are, some memories need to be forgotten” Mac on CSI New York

When I was one I was just begun When I was two I nearly new When I was three I was nearly me When I was four I was that much more When I was five I was just alive Now that I am six I'm as clever as clever I think I'll stay six for ever and ever. --A.A.Milne

"the worst thing you can say about a man is that he died with no enemies"

One of the "founding beliefs" is embodied in an early quote about the IETF from David Clark: "We reject kings, presidents and voting. We believe in rough consensus and running code".

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
And the crownless again shall be king.
-- J. R. R. Tolkien

You've got to sing like you don't need the money
You've got to love like you'll never get hurt
You've got to dance like there's nobody watching
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work!

"Work like you don’t need the money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching."
--- Satchel Paige

"When life hands you lemons - Grab the salt & pass the tequila baby..."

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life, than on the nature of those events themselves. -- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 - 1835)

Live for the present, dream of the future, learn from the past.

What will success look like -- John Charles Sinclair

Everything is connected -- Chief Seattle, 1854

Life is a team sport -- Brady (Baseball player made a guest appearance on Sabrina)

Those who Matter Dont Mind, Those who Mind Dont Matter

"Care more than others think wise.
Risk more than others think safe.
Dream more than others think practical.
Expect more than others think possible."
-- Howard Schultz, CEO Starbucks Coffee, Pour Your Heart Into It

As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be glad
of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we
should do freely and generously. -- Benjamin Franklin

The Paradox of Action is the fact that working harder and harder to do what you do better and better will not lead to success. Action, however intense, is pointless unless it is focused coherently on the future. -- Gordon R. Sullivan

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