“After the sleep of death we are to gather up our forces again with the incalculable results of this life, a crown of shame or glory upon our heads, and begin again on a new level of progress.” ForceSleepLevelsResultsProgressGloryShameThis LifeImmortalityCrownsBegin Again Book:Speech in Season Source: Speech in Season
“People like to think the creative process is romantic. The artist drifts to sleep at night, to be awakened by the subliminal echoes of his or her next brilliant idea. The truth, for me at least, is that creativity is primarily the result of hard work and study.” PeopleThinkingIdeasHardArtistNightNextProcessSleepResultsCreativityCreativeStudyHard WorkBrilliantCreative ProcessEchoesAwakenedBrilliant IdeasSubliminalResults Of Hard Work Author:Grant Achatz
“I found motherhood a crash course in existentialism (what is my purpose in life, am I mistress or slave of my destiny, when the hell do I get some sleep?) and [the book] ROOM was the result.” BookPurposeCoursesFoundSleepRoomsResultsDestinyHellSlaveMotherhoodExistentialismPurpose Of LifeCrashMistressMy Destiny Author:Emma Donoghue
“Millions of mutual-fund investors sleep well at night, serene in the belief that superior outcomes result from pooling funds with like-minded investors and engaging high-quality investment managers to provide professional insight. The conventional wisdom ends up hopelessly unwise, as evidence shows an overwhelming rate of failure by mutual funds to deliver on promises.” WellsEndsShowsNightBeliefSleepResultsQualityMillionsPromiseEvidenceInvestmentRateInvestingInsightSuperiorsManagersOutcomesFundMutualOverwhelmingInvestorsConventionalEngagingSereneHigh QualityConventional WisdomUnwiseMutual FundSleep Well Author:David F. Swensen
“Very few people realize the damage even one mercury vapor light can inflict on birds, air quality and human sleep patterns. It a serious problem that is rapidly growing and it will take all of us to take action before we see results.” PeopleHumansProblemLightActionRealizingSleepResultsQualityGrowingAirSeriousBirdPatternsDamageMercuryVaporAir Quality Author:Will Young