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Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent.

In any kind of negotiation, your ability to walk away is your strongest tool.

Life is not a problem to be solved, nor a question to be answered. Life is a mystery to be experienced.

You’re never going to learn something as profoundly as when it’s purely out of curiosity.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.

I have discovered that there is one main reason why we procrastinate: it rewards us with temporary relief from stress.

The reality of getting it done is more satisfying than the dream of getting it perfect.

Perfectionism is a rejection of now.

Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality.

Every single thing you do should be done mindfully, and given equal importance.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

We’re so caught up in trying to do everything, experience all the essential things, not miss out on anything important...We can’t read all the good books, watch all the good films, go to all the best cities in the world, try all the best restaurants, meet all the great people...Life is better when we don’t try to do everything. Learn to enjoy the slice of life you experience, and life turns out to be wonderful.

Getting organized is just rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic. It does nothing to stop the ship from sinking. Instead, simplify.

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.

Sometimes when I think of how good my book is going to be, I can't breathe.