Leonardo da Vinci

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.

Life well spent is long.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. 

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. 

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. 

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. 

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. 

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. 

 

No idea but this is cool

When you can have anything, get one of each.
- Unknown

Life is Racing

Jenn:
We are racers!

Remember that

It's in the heart

Have you noticed...

during a track day, we remove our mirrors

why?

because you're moving forward and fast!

What's back there is gone, sure we can relive it in our memories.. but this is now

Sam:
life IS like racing

you just did a lap... it may have been your best

but looking back, you can see where you can improve

and all you can do on the next lap is try harder

using the skills and knowledge you've acquired

Michelangelo

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
 

Skills

“If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.” - Turkish proverb

Pinaero on Life

You've got to live young or die old.
- Pinaero

Faith No More

“In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.”
― Carl Sagan

"I’m sorry if my atheism offends you. But guess what – your religious wars, jihads, crusades, inquisitions, censoring of free speech, brainwashing of children, murdering of albinos, forcing girls into underage marriages, genital mutilation, stoning, pederasty, homophobia, and rejection of science & reason offends me. So I guess we’re even."
--Mike Treder

“Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down, down. Amen!" If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about the concept.”
― Dan Barker

"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy."
-- Carl Sagan

"Facts to not cease do exist because they are ignored."
-- Aldous Huxley

"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
-- Galileo

Epicurus

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Wise Words

Everyone's life is A to B.
It's how you get there that matters.
- Nathan