“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman’s Odyssey
That makes it sound like I live a much more minimalistic life than I do. But when I write code (and writing code is a big part of my life), I apply the fuck out of that quote.
Hahaha I love this quote, I came by it recently when I was looking up the history / philosophy of fixed gear bikes. The quote summarizes the fixie ideology perfectly 😂
Mine are:
“you don’t have to talk about what you know, but you have to know what you’re talking about.”
And
“don’t have a wish bone where a back bone should be.”
“You are not obligated to complete the task but you cannot desist from it.”
I grew up in Catholic household but never really believed in anything after death and started to get anxious about wasting time and not accomplishing everything I want.
I talked to a Jewish friend and he mentioned how they don’t believe in heaven and told me that quote.
It helped a fair amount. Basically do your best and if in the end things don’t work out that’s fine
“Dont cheap out between you and the ground”
I think I got this from my grandfather and it means, dont cheap out on shoes, mattresses, shoes, etc. I feel it has done me well so far
Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
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