“Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.” BookEndsHurtCatWork OutUncomfortableReviewsEditedThings Work Out Author:Jenny Lawson
“A philosophical attempt to work out a universal history according to a natural plan directed to achieving the civic union of the human race must be regarded as possible and, indeed, as contributing to this end of Nature.” HumansEndsNaturalRacePlansAchieveUniversalPhilosophicalUnionsWork OutHuman RaceCivicsContributing Book:Philosophical writings Source: Philosophical writings
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Scientists made a great invention by calling their activities hypotheses and experiments. They made it permissible to fail repeatedly until in the end they got the results they wanted. In politics or government, if you made a hypothesis and it didn't work out, you had your head cut off.” IfsMadeEndsGovernmentWantedResultsCreativityCuttingFailingCallingActivityEssentialsAspectScientistWork OutExperimentsInventionMade ItHypothesisBeing AfraidAfraid To FailGreat Inventions Author:Edwin Land
“My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.” IfsThinkingEndsHardMotherRaisedWork OutBargains Author:Ursula Burns