David Allen on your decisions
You have more to do than you can possibly do. You just need to feel good about your choices.
- David Allen
how to be happy by the Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~Dalai Lama
Einstein on Simplicity
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Albert Einstein
As found in Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, pp. 41
on being important
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
~Author Unknown
on compromise
The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.
~Henry Boye
the relationship between vision and work
Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.
Vaclav Havel
As found in Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, pp. 20
quote on the relationship between success and failure
The only time you don’t fail is the last time you try anything - and it works.
~William Strong
on self-discipline
The first attribute that characterizes the greater man from the moron is his thicker layer of inhibition.
~Martin H. Fischer
quote on starting in order to achieve
The beginning is half of every action.
Greek Proverb
As found in Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, pp. 19