“Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.” WritingFightingEnemyRiskExpectationsStupidityInvisibleNarcissismInvincibleOver Confidence Author:Andrea Hirata
“I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.” WorldCoursesChangedMathematicsRhythmCorporateRigidityBohemian Author:Andrea Hirata
“From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing, yelling, and crying on the playground crawl up to the eighth floor, where I write. Their voices sound so innocent from a distance.” WritingChildrenI CanSoundVoiceLaughingFrontsCryBuildingWindowDistanceSpeedInnocentSunsetSunriseYellingPlaygroundsChildren PlayingSunrise And Sunset Author:Andrea Hirata
“Learning how to learn is the most precious thing we have in life.” Precious Things Author:John Naisbitt
“Whenever a new technology is introduced into society, there must be a counterbalancing human response - that is, high touch - or the technology is rejected... We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human nature.” HumansSpiritualWonderTechnologyHuman NatureMaterialsBalanceDemandResponseRejectedNew Technology Author:John Naisbitt
“The more technology we introduce into society, the more people will aggregate, will want to be with other people: movies, rock concerts, shopping.” PeopleWantTechnologyRocksConcertsShoppingIntroducingRock Concerts Book:High tech/high touch Source: High tech/high touch
“I was totally surprised by the spread of the legalization of same-sex marriage. In just my lifetime we have gone from a taboo to even talk about homosexuality, to the sanction by governments of homosexual marriage. Few such large social considerations have ever before been turned over in such a short time.” GovernmentSocialSexGoneLifetimeSpreadConsiderationHomosexualityHomosexualTabooSanctionsShort TimeHomosexual Marriage Author:John Naisbitt
“It's unfortunate, I've been the victim of some Australian press.” VictimPressesUnfortunateAustralian Author:Cameron van der Burgh
“Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So once Public Enemy became a rap group, I decided that thats the role that I wanted to take on. I wanted to be the one that was hyping, because Ive always been good at it. I can hype up any crowd.” TryingI CanWould BeWantedEnemyRolesRecordsGroupsDecidedCrowdsRapHypeBack In The DayMicsPublic Enemies Author:Flavor Flav
“It's the only way I think I'm ever going to walk away from the game, is to go ahead and say I'm going to, and then I've got to. There's no turning back now - win, lose or draw.” ThinkingWayGamesWinningLosesWalksDrawsNo Turning BackWinning Losing Author:Bobby Cox