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In remembrance of Steve Jobs!

Think Different, Change the world and be a crazy one


#zestuplife - "A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself."

"A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself."

Louis L'Amour
1908-1988, Novelist

The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You

#zestuplife - "Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to..."

"Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position"

Gandhi

The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas

#zestuplife - "We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."

Cynthia Ozick
Writer

Foreign Bodies

#zestuplife - "Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you're friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too."

"Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you're friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too."

Dr. David Hawkins
Physician and Lecturer

Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human BehaviorPower vs. ForceThe Eye of the I: From Which Nothing Is Hidden

#zestuplife - "Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

William Feather
1889-1981, Writer

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important SkillStumbling on Happiness

#zestuplife - "To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time."

"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time."


Leonard Bernstein
Conductor and Composer

The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein

#zestuplife - "Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when.."

"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly."

Thomas H. Huxley
1825-1895, Biologist

Man's Place in Nature

#zestuplife - "The best way to keep relationships happy, healthy, and supportive can be summed up in one word: ..."

"The best way to keep relationships happy, healthy, and supportive can be summed up in one word: appreciation. What you appreciate, appreciates. When we demonstrate our appreciation for the support we receive from others, it reinforces that behavior and deepens our connection to them."

Marci Shimoff
Author of Love For No Reason

Love For No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love

#zestuplife - "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed..."

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."


Thomas Edison
1847-1931, Inventor and Entrepreneur

Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into Success

#zestuplife - "Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. .."

"Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do."


Neale Donald Walsch
Author of Conversations With God

The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of YOU

#zestuplife - "Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the 'good life' we think others lead by..."

"Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the 'good life' we think others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts."


Sarah Ban Breathnach
Author of Peace and Plenty

Peace and Plenty: Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity

#zestuplife - "The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as..."

"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer."

Nolan Bushnell
Founder of Atari

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

#zestuplife - "If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. .."

"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work."

Thomas Watson
1874-1956, Founder of IBM

In Pursuit of Excellence - 4th Edition

#zestuplife - One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary people. No machine..."

One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary people. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary person.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Lifetime of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use

#zestuplife - "Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, ..."

"Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done,
really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a
solution paves the way to solution."


Dr. David Schwartz
Author of The Magic of Thinking Big

The Magic of Thinking Big

#zestuplife - "In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely .."

"In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to
performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."


Robert Heinlein
Novelist
The Moon Is a Harsh MistressStranger in a Strange Land

#zestuplife - "I don't know the key to success, but the .."

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to
please everybody."


Bill Cosby
Actor and Comedian
Wonderfulness

#zestuplife - "The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for."


Maureen Dowd
Newspaper Columnist
Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide