Category: Experience

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. ~ John Quincy Adams

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse. ~ John Quincy Adams

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about himself. ~ Henry Adams

Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty- five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five […]

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. ~ Douglas Adams

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. ~ Douglas Adams

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. ~ Douglas Adams

Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually […]

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term — meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching — there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with […]

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. ~ Abigail Adams

Who you are isn’t tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now. ~ Diane Ackerman

You haven’t achieved equality until you’re a legitimate target for humor. ~ Scott Adams