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December 2012
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November 2012
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It’s essential to keep those people who know a thing can’t be done from...
– Herb Sutter on Dennis Ritchie, creator of the programming language C
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October 2012
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Persistence is stronger than failure
Abraham Lincoln is acknowledged as one of America’s greatest presidents. Here is a brief summary of his career:
Failed in business: 1831
Defeated for legislature: 1832
Failed in business again: 1833
Elected to legislature: 1834
Sweetheart died: 1835
Had nervous breakdown: 1836
Defeated for speaker: 1836
Defeated for elector: 1840
Defeated for congressional nomination: 1843
Elected...
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September 2012
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August 2012
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I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you’re...
– Bruce Lee
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[What surprises me most in the world is] Man. Because he sacrifices his health...
– The Dalai Lama
Post created: 01/05/12
July 2012
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...
– Theodore Roosevelt
Post created: 04/03/12
June 2012
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Some men see things as they are and ask why.
Others dream things that never...
– George Bernard Shaw
Post created: 15/11/11
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May 2012
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April 2012
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Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
– Confucius
Post created: 09/02/12
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No one wants advice - only corroboration.
– John Steinbeck
Post created: 09/02/12
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March 2012
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Work is more fun than fun
– Noel Coward, quoted by Stephen Fry in ‘What I wish I’d known when I was 18’
Post created: 22/11/11
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He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
– Dylan Thomas
Post created: 07/11/11
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February 2012
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January 2012
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37Signals - Getting Real →
37Signals, a Chicago-based software company, wrote a book a couple of years ago and posted it free online.
It’s essentially a collection of their best blog posts - and it’s fantastic. A very influential work both for my personal projects and my team at work.
Post created: 16/10/11
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