“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“I’m as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”— Steve Jobs, themuse.com
“I don’t think that having great wealth in itself is fundamentally immoral. It depends what you do with it. If, let’s say, you take someone like Warren Buffett—if he was clearsighted about the fact that he was going to use this wealth for good, as he is doing by donating it to the Gates Foundation, a…”— Peter Singer, theconcourse.deadspin.com
“When I give talks, people often stand up and say ‘The problem is poverty is global capitalism, that’s what we need to change. Why are you talking about these band-aid solutions?’ I always ask them, how do we actually do that? How do we actually get rid of global capitalism? Nobody’s given me even ha…”— Peter Singer, theconcourse.deadspin.com
“The tech millionaires have no flair, but they will live forever.”— Hamilton Nolan, theconcourse.deadspin.com
“It’s hard because you can’t really make money off just tweeting or instagramming.”— Mira Gonzalez, thecreativeindependent.com
“When you’re told to go into a career for the money, you lose sight of your purpose along the way. I truly believe the love of money is the root of all evil, and if you spend your life chasing it, then you’ll never have enough.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“When she mentioned lunch, he realized with horror that he would need money, and he didn’t know how to tell her that he hadn’t brought any—didn’t have any to bring, for that matter. But before he had time to figure anything out, she said, ‘Now I’m not going to have any argument about whose paying. I’…”— Katherine Paterson, amazon.com
“Pay attention to how he pays. If he tends to be a stingy tipper, always lets you pick up the tab and claims he forgot his wallet at home; it’s very likely he’s more of a taker than a giver. Do you really need a selfish person in your life or in your bed? We didn’t think so either.”— Simona Terron, zliving.com
“Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It's like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, ‘Hey, man, I love you this many dollars worth.’”— Michael Schur, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, amazon.com
“The only good reason to go into debt is for traveling. Not Isabel Marant boots or expensive groceries.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“Whoever said that money doesn’t buy happiness didn’t know where to shop.”— Blair Waldorf, amazon.com
“Success isn’t the same for everyone. Some people measure it with money. Some people measure it with fame. Some people measure it with experience and memories.”— Abby Born, thoughtcatalog.com