Martin Svoboda

“Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die.”

movie Dead Poets Society

“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.”

movie Dead Poets Society

“Things change, and they don’t change back.”

James S.A. Corey

“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.”

Mark Zuckerberg (1984) American internet entrepreneur

“Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector.”

movie The Dark Knight

“It's not about what I want. It's about what's fair!”

movie The Dark Knight

“Madness, as you know, is like gravity, all it takes is a little push.”

movie The Dark Knight

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

movie The Dark Knight

“What is rare is not raw talent, skill, or even confidence, but humility, diligence, and self-awareness.”

Ryan Holiday book Ego Is the Enemy

“A true student is like a sponge. Absorbing what goes on around him, filtering it, latching on to what he can hold. A student is self-critical and self-motivated, always trying to improve his understanding so that he can move on to the next topic, the next challenge. A real student is also his own teacher and his own critic. There is no room for ego there.”

Ryan Holiday book Ego Is the Enemy

“Once we get those muddy, maddening, confusing thoughts on the page, we face our day with clearer eyes.”

Timothy Ferriss book Tools of Titans

“Not here to worship what is known, but to question it.”

Jacob Bronowski (1908–1974) Polish-born British mathematician

“Information is like a bank. Some of us are rich. Some of us are poor with information. All of us can be rich. Our job, your job is to rob the bank. To kill the guard…”

Genesis P-Orridge (1950) British musician and writer

“It is useless to seek the soul of things beneath their surface, for their surface is their soul.”

Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) poet, mountaineer, occultist

“Ours is a culture where we wear our ability to get by on very little sleep as a kind of badge of honor that symbolizes work ethic, or toughness, or some other virtue—but really, it’s a total profound failure of priorities and of self-respect.”

Timothy Ferriss book Tools of Titans

“So the goal isn’t to get good ideas; the goal is to get bad ideas. Because once you get enough bad ideas, then some good ones have to show up.”

Timothy Ferriss book Tools of Titans

“Dance as though no one's watching
Sing as though no one's listening
Love as though you've never been hurt
Work as though you don't need the money.
Live as though it's heaven on earth”

Albert D'Souza (1945) catholic prelate in India

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone”

Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress

“There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.”

Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987) Lithuanian violinist