Great Quotes

This page contains quotes that I discovered in books, online, and in other sources which I found great or even life changing. Maybe something will fit you as well.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention John Burroughs

• There are four things we need to do with our children: get them dressed, feed them, wash them and put them to bed. Before I had children I had a phantasy that being a parent would be all running through meadows and eating picnics, but the reality was that each day was an ongoing battle getting them to do just these four basic things. Comedian Michael McIntyre quoted on page 7 in “The book you wish your parents had read” by Philippe Perry
• Take comfort: no one actually knows what they are doing. Everyone just working off their current best guess. Mark Menson on page 23 of "The subtile way of not giving a fuck. Journal"
• You can't build a character sitting on the sofa. David Goggins
• Go bold or go home. Many authors
• “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey
• You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. (Wayne Gretzky, Canadian hockey player)
• Better to be safe than sorry. (Unkown) - applies both to security in the working context, but also to many aspects in private life.
• What would this look like if it were easy? Tim Ferriss. I use it literally daily to check if I overcomplicate the tasks.