“Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Source: The Storyteller
“Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Marvelous MMW (2005) Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter
Marvelous MMW on his Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/marvelousjesus1, @marvelousjesus1 (September 23, 2021)
“If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.”
Greg McKeown (author) book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Popular Quotes, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“I don't have to listen to rumors about a man when I can judge him for myself.”
Stephen King (1947) American author
Source: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons
“You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever.”
David Fincher (1962) American film director
A Talk With David Fincher (1999)
“If you don't have a strategy, you're part of someone else's strategy.”
Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) American writer
“Do Something Nice for Someone Else — and Don't Tell Anyone About It”
Richard Carlson (1961–2006) Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker
Title of Lesson 8
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff (1997)
Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) American scientist and inventor
As quoted in "The Vindication of Edwin Land" in Forbes magazine, Vol. 139 (4 May 1987) p. 83; this was later humorously altered:
Context: My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don't do anything that someone else can do. Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
