Alexander Graham Bell on the power of focus

vutran | July 5, 2020, 3:32 p.m.

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."

— Alexander Graham Bell 

Robin Scherbatsky on the temptation to run back to the past

vutran | July 1, 2020, 5:46 p.m.

"The future is scary, but you can't just run back to the past because it's familiar. Yes, it's tempting, but it's a mistake." 

— Robin Scherbatsky, HIMYM.

Oscar Auliq-Ice on vitality of true friendship

vutran | June 30, 2020, 5:23 p.m.

"A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation; doesn’t always need togetherness, as long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends will never part."

— Oscar Auliq-Ice 

Jarod Kintz on nothing and everything

vutran | June 30, 2020, 5:20 p.m.

"When you have nothing, you have everything, because you have the freedom to do anything, without the fear of losing something"

— Jarod Kintz 

Brian P Moran on predicting our future

vutran | June 29, 2020, 5:39 p.m.

"If you want to predict your future, just look to your daily actions. If you want to know what your health will be like 3 years from now, or your relationships, or your income; just look to your daily actions."

— Brian P Moran

Jennifer Egan on reading as fuel

vutran | June 28, 2020, 4:49 p.m.

"Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work."

— Jennifer Egan

James Clear on renewing results on daily loan

vutran | June 28, 2020, 4:47 p.m.

"You always hold the rights to your effort, but never to your results.

Results are entitled to no one. At best, they are on loan and must be renewed each day.

All you own is the right to try." 

— James Clear