“Sleeping is nice…You forget about things for a while.”
@perrryj
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
“That’s the key to having it all: stop expecting it to look like what you thought it was going to look like. That’s true of the fall lines and it’s true of relationships.”
Enid Frick
“I think it’s really important to develop a personal style, one in which you look back at pictures of yourself a decade from now and you recognize the same signature style. It’s easy to follow trends, but the most iconic individuals develop a style and embrace it over time. It’s good to evolve, but it’s important to develop a few defining characteristics that make you unique.”
John Whitledge, Founder of Virgin Poets Society
“I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.”
Marc Jacobs
“It’s not about the money, it’s about becoming a brand.”
Chad Rogers
“Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be….”
My favorite New Yorker… C.B.
“I don’t approve of talented people doing things that aren’t conducive to an amazing career.”
Nicki Minaj to Drake
“Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.”
Carine Roitfeld
A young runner once asked Univ. of Oregon Track Coach and Nike Co-Founder Bill Bowerman, “How do I improve my times?” His answer: “Run faster.”
Sometimes you don’t have to go looking for secret recipes or tips on how to be better or get an advantage over others. Every now and then, the answer we need to hear is simple and clean:
Do better. Try more. Push yourself harder.
“You don’t actually have to build a rocket or go into space, but please take us somewhere. Please keep us moving. Push us, lift us up. Make us better.”
Brian Williams
[A worthwhile charge for each and every person on this planet.]
“Don’t be worried, because that which can disappear is worth disappearing. It is meaningless to cling to it - it is not yours, it is not you.”
Osho
[Something inside told me that someone needed to hear that. I hope whoever it is sees it.]
“Play by the rules, but be ferocious.”
Phil Knight, Co-Founder/Chairman, Nike Inc. (as referenced in Steve Stoute’s The Tanning of America)
“What’d Jay say? Oh yeah, [it ain’t for everybody…].”
You can’t take everyone with you where you’re going. Pack [your] bags and make sure you’re ready for the journey. - JRP
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the current.”
David Sable, Global CEO of Y&R (My old boss; well, my boss’ boss’ boss!)
