David Heinemeier Hansson Quotes

#1. You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

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#2. Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.

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#3. I went on to discover that in its deepest sense, the will is not primarily the faculty of desire for anything known, but rather, the desire for something unknown, animate desire for something that lies beyond ourselves, a longing for something we know is missing in us ...

Bernadette Roberts

#4. Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.

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#5. The book: an umbrella against ignorance

Andre Letria

#6. Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.

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#7. We have new roles as coaches and mentors, now that the job of learning is in the hands and minds of the learners.

Matt Renwick

#8. It has been stated that a characteristic mark of a combination is surprise; surprise for the defender, not for the assailant, since otherwise the combination will probably be unsound.

Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

#9. When sparks fly, some truly great ideas come to light.

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#10. Secret to productivity is not finding more time to do more stuff, but finding the strength to do less of the stuff that doesnt need doing.

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#11. There's nothing that will bring realism into your world as quickly as realizing that you're out of cash.

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#12. If you can't figure out how to make money on three billion in revenue, when exactly will the profit magic be found? Ten billion? Fifty billion?

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#13. If you're not working on your best idea right now, you're doing it wrong.

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#14. America has never paid any attention to other people, so it's absurd for Bush to say that it's all in the best interests of the Iraqi people.

Richard Gere

#15. Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic.

Francis Schaeffer

#16. The little I am exposed to hurts my feelings. The only things I can really control are my songs and my behavior. The rest? If I focused on it, that would lead to insanity.

Taylor Swift

#17. My whole thing was, if I can put in 5 percent of the effort of somebody getting an A, and I can get a C minus, that's amazing," he explains. "It's certainly good enough, right? [Then] I can take the other 95 percent of the time and invest it in something I really care about.

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#18. We stand at a moment in history without precedent. Decisions that are ours to make over the next ten years will have a sweeping impact on the future direction of life on the planet.

Eban Goodstein

#19. Be happy for no reason, like a child.

Deepak Chopra

#20. It's a lot harder to pull your head up and ask why.

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#21. I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.

Natalie Cole

#22. A good businessman sees where others don't see. What I see, you may not see. You cannot see because that is the secret of the business ... the entire world is a big market waiting for anybody who knows the rules of the game.

Orji Uzor Kalu

#23. A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. NThat is not quite working. One of the things I try to emphasize is contemplative meditation - bringing your thought and intention into meditation.

Sakyong Mipham

#24. In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.

Alexander Alekhine

#25. The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician.

Eugene Levy

#26. I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.

Alice Hoffman

#27. One pattern to help yourself fight the mad dash for the mirage of being done is to think of a good day's work. Look at the progress of the day towards the end and ask yourself: 'Have I done a good day's work?'

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