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"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."

— Albert Einstein

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

— Abraham Lincoln

"Focusing is about saying no."

— Steve Jobs

"When the enemy is making a false movement we must take good care not to interrupt him."

— Napoleon

"Don't fear moving slowly. Fear standing still."

— Chinese Proverb

"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills."

— Chinese Proverb

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

— Ernest Hemingway

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."

— Bruce Lee

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming."

— Donald Knuth

"However little television you watch, watch less."

— David McCullough

"I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time."

— Charlie Munger

"Simple, correct, fast. In that order."

— Drew DeVault

"Ask for feedback on your attempts, not advice on your ideas."

— Anonymous

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails."

— John Maxwell