If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.
I was so sorry to hear about the loss of Donna Summer. I once saw her walking down 50th st in NYC & said, “Oh! Hi Ms. Summer!” She smiled and laughed hello.:) In this photo by Walter McBride, she is backstage at the Savoy Theater in New York in January 1983.
Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.
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| — | Conan O’Brien addressing the graduating class at Dartmouth in 2011, one of 5 ½ timeless commencement speeches. (via explore-blog) |
I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.
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| — | David Foster Wallace’s legendary This Is Water 2005 commencement address. (via explore-blog) |
