Smartish Pace Quotes

#1. In today's world of blogging and tweeting, conversation has become a bit more staccato. In many ways we're more efficient, but I think the amount of longer conversations that radiated more warmth may have gone down.

Indra Nooyi

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Barbara W. Tuchman

#3. I looked around and thought about my life. I felt grateful. I noticed every detail. That is the key to time travel.

Amy Poehler

#4. It's important for people who criticise architects - whether what they build is or isn't to your taste - to appreciate how they devote themselves and put everything into bringing a building into existence.

Thomas Heatherwick

#5. I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.

Justin Verlander

#6. You can judge the validity of any idea or concept by asking Is this true for me?

Brian Tracy

#7. You have to be very careful when involving yourself with someone else's karma. It can quickly become your karma too.

Brownell Landrum

#8. When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears.

Criss Angel

#9. Now, by and large, people are recording material to put on YouTube. I have a theory that YouTube is, in the end, the #1 media for musicians. Which is strange, because there's a visual associated with it.

Travis Morrison

#10. Um ... is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so," Percy guessed. "He just said, 'I will trample you to death, silly Chinese Canadian baby man'.

Rick Riordan

#11. Don't ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.

Ayn Rand

#12. Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer

Benjamin Spock

#13. In lantern-light My yellow Chrysanthemums Lost all their color

Yosa Buson