“However depressed I may be I am not in the habit of giving up a project without having tried everything, even the 'impossible', to gain my end.” GivingMayEndsImpossibleHabitGiving UpProjectsGainsDetermination Book:Noa Noa: The Tahitian Journal Source: Noa Noa: The Tahitian Journal
“If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You might be surprised how it ends up.” IfsGivingEndsMightPaintingGiving UpKeep GoingDon't Give UpFollow Through Author:Andrew McDermott
“Human entirety can only be what it is when giving up the addiction to others' ends.” GivingHumansEndsGiving UpAddictionEntirety Book:On Nietzsche Source: On Nietzsche
“What I want to argue for is not that we should give up on our ideas of success, but that we should make sure that they are our own. We should focus in on our ideas and make sure that we own them, that we're truly the authors of our own ambitions. Because it's bad enough not getting what you want, but it's even worse to have an idea of what it is you want and find out at the end of the journey that it isn't, in fact, what you wanted all along.” WantGivingShouldIdeasEndsEnoughFactsWantedFocusJourneyGiving UpAmbitionWhat You WantArguingAuthorshipGetting What You Want Author:Alain de Botton