The Jacob Quest
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Work in progress

This site is under construction. Do start with what's already here, share with others and come back monthly to see how life grows!  Sections will develop as my nature allows.

Welcome Home
TJQ is an authentic reflection of human potential, blending storytelling, radical honesty, grounded self-expression and visionary exploration

We are all on a Quest
This one is here for the hypercurious, those seeking inspiration with entertainment; we're here for a journey of intentional living, perspective-applied development and meaningful change in these times of great complexity

The Jay Cub
Through his unique gifts, using eclectic mediums of consciousness-expanding art;
Jacob shares his deep lived experience and insights

New Pioneers by Mark Henson
One of my favourite paintingsNew Pioneers - Mark Henson

Visual

Explore the world through my eyes from a few cells of my space hive. 
Click any cell to open the full frame.

Pictures uploaded at random for now
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Not my best work, but all my work.
99% of shots have been made with my Samsung Galaxy A54 Phone, if there are any from 2013 I had a budget DSLR during my travels at that time.

Cerebral

Oooh you're a brainy type are you? Welcome aboard my sapiosexual walnut, shnack on a bit of meta-cognition. It's roasting in the oven, the questions, the why?! Awe like an olive leaf, ology, ophy, isms and psy.

Sad this is the state of play - I promise I never use AI for my writing or for messages. People for people. Tools for tools. 

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Substack

Read on Substack ↗

~ Welcome to The Jacob Quest ~

Intertwining heartbeats of human rawness
Quests requested, unquestionable conquests questioned

Subscribe here, and they arrive by dove

A WORK IN PROGRESS UNRAVELLING ORGANICALLY
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Inspiration

TBC

Nature 🍄Health 🧘‍♂️People 🤝Art 🧙‍♂️Science 🔬Ontology 🌀Spirituality 🕉️Travel 🌌

Book Quotes

In progress
01 The Alchemist {{ quote1Label }}
Santiago has a brief conversation with the sun about love

“Why did you say that I don’t know about love?” the sun asked the boy.

“Because it’s not love to be static like the desert, nor is it love to roam the world like the wind. And it’s not love to see everything from a distance, like you do. Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World.

When I first reached through to it, I thought the Soul of the World was perfect. But later, I could see that it was like other aspects of creation, and had its own passions and wars. It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse.

And that’s where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.”

Paulo Coelho
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson
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He became aware that the doctrinal differences among Hinduism and Buddhism and Taoism are not anywhere near as important as doctrinal differences among Christianity and Islam and Judaism. Holy wars are not fought over them because verbalized statements about reality are never presumed to be reality itself.

In all of the Oriental religions great value is placed on the Sanskrit doctrine of Tat tvam asi, “thou art that,” which asserts that everything you think you are and everything you think you perceive are undivided. To realize this fully — this lack of division — is to become enlightened.

Logic presumes a separation of subject from object; therefore logic is not final wisdom. The illusion of separation of subject from object is best removed by the elimination of physical activity, mental activity and emotional activity. There are many disciplines for this. One of the most important is the Sanskrit dhyana, mispronounced in Chinese as “Chan” and again mispronounced in Japanese as “Zen.”

Robert M. Pirsig

Flow

Flow is the state where effort dissolves into Being

21st February 2011 is the date I started my personal development journey. I was 16.
I had been listening to Les Brown with a friend the day before on YouTube; he was the most empowering speaker I had ever heard, a spark alight: "It's possible; you can live your dreams".

Development was more than personal for me; it was science, it was spirituality; eventually it became about a conscious state and the senses. Now, more than ever, that spark that has turned into a raging house fire is returning to find what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined as 'Flow'. 

Wu wei. Samadhi. Satori. Jhana. Divine Madness. Peak Experience. Runner's High. Optimal Experience.

Auditory

Music & podcast — in progress
Overthinker (CloZee Remix) cover art
Music Overthinker (CloZee Remix) INZO · 2021 Listen on Spotify ↗
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Don't be so harsh on yourself — episode art
Podcast Don't be so harsh on yourself — Taoism Life Wisdom · Words of Taoism · Ep. 1 Listen on Spotify ↗
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TJQ Podcast
TJQ Song

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PERSPECTIVE APPLIED DEVELOPMENT
2011 → 2026 · Tap a board to open it
2011
2013
2015
goals → habits
2017
it's possible!
2019
learn · grow · repeat
2021
2023
2026

Films

YouTube embeds — in progress
TJQ HADD
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RABBITS & SUNRISES
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Overall Goals 2011
Financial

By March 2012 I must have saved at least £4500 to go towards my gap year. However overall I must have saved £6000–£10000 by the end of 2012.

Physical

Achieve an overall fairly healthy lifestyle, build muscular strength to a visible level and improve circulatory system. Develop skills in sport, especially football.

Education

Must put 100% into my schoolwork and study hard enough to do the absolute best I possibly can in my exams. Must significantly improve overall general knowledge and intelligence to a noticeable level.

Career

I must have found what I’m doing after my gap year and have an idea of what stable main career I would like to follow. If I decide that I definitely want to go to university, I must have found what course I want to do and at which possible universities.

Artistic

Learn to play guitar to a good level, which includes being able to read tabs, know a large number of songs off by heart and to be able to play by ear. Make up a minimum of three of your own songs including lyrics and the chords to the song. Learn how to sing fairly well, which includes being able to sing from my diaphragm.

Family

Must have increased a better communication and optimism within our family. Must always help out family member when needed without complaint and to have gained respect and trust from all my family members.

Attitude

Must consistently have engaged in personal development throughout the year with evident improved change within my behaviour, personality and overall lifestyle. All attributes to personal development must have been included and improved.

Social

Must gradually develop social abilities, social lifestyle and social identity. While acquiring this goal it must be kept with a disciplined balance with the rest of your life. My capability, understanding and success with females must persistently progress.

Routines
Morning Ritual Every Day
Spiritual commitment / PAD
Book-a-week
Daily review and Goal work
Health commitments
Goal work

To keep striving for better ‘Being,’ to make this journey evermore exciting and to move closer towards my dreams.

Writing

To actualise my imagination by turning mind to matter, from thoughts to words, and by using my writings as a feedback loop for introspection, development and creative output.

Work

To earn more, make movements forwards to build some more relevant skills and seek out my career.

‘In large part, your career will dictate where you live, what type of lifestyle you'll have, how much money you'll make, and the people you'll associate with.’

Money

To project investment ideas ready to be worked on in aim of aiding future projects, goals and contributions. Idealistically I’d like to find a way to be a freelancer and a flexible worker.

I am an explorer.

Education

To keep my thirst for knowledge hydrated and to invest relevantly in my understanding of the world.

Travel

To fit in my need for exploration and experience in order of those countries which are changing fast.

Inspiration, experience & the tribe
The ‘Fuck It’ Flexibility

I must give myself that opportunity to take on new experiences, to give my life the freedom of choice in search of inspiration and to be wise in diverting my plans for greater moments of now.

Hedonism, beauty and debauchery

I will create and seek out exciting events to party in celebration of life, friends and points of reference.

Real Relationships

I’ll remember my priorities as I make the effort to stay well connected with family and friends.

Remember how much you love the tribe, the unknown, the new, the strange and the exciting.

Go out of your way in search of this.

simple focusPresence and Action
Long-term goals · 5 years from now
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To pave a path towards financial freedom through raising capital (work), diversified income streams (projects/skills) and investments.

02

To have grown through yearly personal challenges and quarterly goals to be a person of great value, fun, charisma and principle.

03

To have sought out the good life, the lifestyle of my dreams and the place that feels like home.

04

To have built a social mastermind network, to have found my role in contributing back to the people and be able to share my wisdom.

Why am I striving upwards?

In pursuit of the good life I desire, the person I become and the people I inspire.

Short-term goals · 90 days · Oct–Dec
Top focus

To ensure I excel at my new place of work and smash my benchmark every month without fail.

Supportive focus

Forming consistent positive habits. Form 5 habits at the 66-day consistency milestone, measured by the Habitbull app:

Daily morning ritualDaily exerciseDaily meditationDaily readingDaily writing
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Competence focus

Organising and using my digital resources and environment to their optimum functions, and managing my time through weekly planning to allow a mind like water and a smooth, successful life.

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Other fun focuses
Social eventsLearning SpanishRunning my errands before they become urgentPlaying sportPassing my driving testEnhancing my relationshipsFinishing Tough MudderExperiencing regular noveltyDeveloping my passionsTicking off my travel/living list
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On a weekly basis, refer back to see what progress has been made and what more can be done to get more of what you want.

MeasurementWeekly self-accountability and monthly accountability with others
Presence · Action
Why am I striving upwards? In pursuit of the good life I desire The person I become The people I inspire
Long-term goals5 years from now
1

To pave a path towards financial freedom through raising capital (work), diversified income streams (projects/skills) and investments.

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To have grown through yearly personal challenges and quarterly goals to be a person of great value, fun, charisma and principle.

3

To have sought out the good life, the lifestyle of my dreams and the place that feels like home.

4

To have built a social mastermind network, to have found my role in contributing back to the people and be able to share my wisdom.

Supportive focusForm 5 habits at the 66-day consistency milestone
Morning Ritual→Driving plan
Meditation→Spirituality
Exercise→Bulk & Yoga
Reading→Expand
Studying→Grow
Systems
–MicroGoals and Systems
–Next Action List and Calendar
–Weekly Capture and Weekly Plan
Lifestyle
–Dopamine Hacks — ‘Novelty grows neurons’
–Social and Solitude: Network and Balance
–Passions
–Travel
Goals Achieved
London Marathon — first time!
4:22:06 £1,900
raised for Action for Children

Built a training regime that worked, overhauled my diet to match it, and repaired an ankle injury through committed cross-training.

✓
Employee of the Month

January, at work.

✓
Six months alcohol-free

Resisted every temptation, and came out far more controlled and aware of my drinking.

✓
Funded a year of solo travel

Worked 14 months to pay for it, chose the countries, and organised everything myself: visas, flights, jabs, insurance, research and baggage.

✓
Helped Mum get balanced

Lent her £3,000 to get her finances back on an even keel.

✓
Learnt more than any year before

Read more books than ever from a reading list I created, built a vocabulary list, and summarised The Power of the Psyche in detailed notes.

✓
Found my own fashion

A better awareness of how I dress and how I express myself.

Most importantly…

My relationships with all my family and friends have improved significantly.

Health and WellnessRespect

1st year alcohol free and the new lifestyle that surrounds that

Stress reduction and stress management following rebirthing / healing journey

Mind & EmotionsCalm

Commit to my morning and evening ritual for the first and last 90 minutes of each day to create calm in waking up and winding down

Cultivate healthy coping strategies, gratitude and positive self-talk

RelationshipsNurture

New connections built with wholesome, intelligent, kind and creative Beings

Actively sustaining the relationships with those that matter and those that I feel good around

Creativity & Self-ExpressionRadiant

To engage daily with my artistic endeavours

To put my attention to work on the most meaningful of my projects in my spare time

Career and FinanceFocus

Capitalize work to rebuild my finance to invest in my future (within work hours only)

To network and develop a career plan which supports my potential / ability to serve

Vision Board 2021
2021 vision board
Goals
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To find meaningful work (with intelligent and creative people in an industry that engages me and supports my financial & lifestyle goals)

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State & Be my Life Purpose

03

Be a member of a relevant professional body / Earn a recognised qualification

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Permanent Dual nationality - NZ / AUS / US or Europe access

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To own a home of my own

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Have a family

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Buy some land to care for

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Compose my first song

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Publish my first book

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Produce my first film

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To be a pillar of the community

Offerings

Working towards more value for you, and on keeping the quest funded.

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Support the Journey

If something here has been useful to you, it would mean the world to me that you support me in some way, should you feel you have the means.

Buy me a coffee Patron / monthly One-off gift ↗
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Referral Codes

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Do you have a product or service that makes the world better? Get in touch!

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Financial Goals

Next GoalClear Debt
Current Cashflow-£15,939
Goal£0!

-£27,886 = Including all debt.
Total Assets - Liabilities: -£10,554. [Excluding £20k Pension & <£3k Physical items]
Needing to cover £1600 monthly: £600 rent, £400 spending, £550 Loan repayment monthly.

How's that for radical honesty?

Why?
This all came from leaving my last job May 2025 with +£5k equity to set up a travel business, then ended up travelling, moving through a big period of destabilisation, pushing the business back through credit card debt which never came to fruition due to Global Events + Personal Finances + Illness etc. Now I'm still on a quest but in poor financial shape.. for now <3

Last Update = 1st November 2026:
Self-employed; inconsistent honey sales upcoming. Jobseeker's Allowance Backdate of £1200 awaiting. Interview for Coffee job 8-16hrs Monday 2nd November at minimum wage. Applying for 1 new job every day.

I am confident this will be resolved in no time, but any support with my quest to keep me from being burnt out in professional work that saps my time / soul means more than you know.

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“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” — Attributed to Henry Ford “You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” — Attributed to Galileo “Your mind is like a machine, you really can programme it for success.” “What people think of you does not have to become your reality.” “Be aware of your inner conversations. Cut out any negative self-talk, as it will certainly hinder your day.” “Act according to what you think instead of how you feel in the moment.” “Know thyself, and then be thyself.” “Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.” — Attributed to W. Clement Stone “There is a direct correlation between state of mind and state of existence.” “Mistakes are the stepping stones to success, don’t be afraid to fail.” “The minute I stop making mistakes is the minute I stop learning.” “You are given 24 drops of time every day. Whether you choose to drink, spend or invest them will eventually make up the ocean that is your life.” “How you start your day is how you end your day.” “Time is the most precious commodity out there, it’s the one thing you can’t buy or ever buy back.” “Where focus goes, energy flows.” — Attributed to Tony Robbins “My experience is what I agree to attend to.” — William James, The Principles of Psychology (1890) “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.” — Author unknown “Focus on the present no matter what you’re doing. Enjoy this moment right now, because right now is all you have.” “Look ahead. What’s done is done. Stop trying to improve hindsight; sharpen up your foresight instead.” “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” “Never forget how far you’ve come. Recognise the massive progress you’ve made.” “Be thankful for what you have and you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never ever have enough.” “Be happy with what you’ve got, in pursuit of what you want.” “You may be done with the past, but be cautious, as the past isn’t done with you.” “Justify your existence.” “Never do any less than your absolute best.” “Always follow through on what you say you’re going to do. Make an internal commitment to self-discipline.” “You don’t get in life what you want, you get in life what you are! We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Second part: Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy (1926) “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” “To truly enjoy yourself in times of entertainment and rest, you must have done the best you can in times of work.” “If you talk about it, it’s a dream; if you envision it, it’s possible; but if you schedule it, it’s real.” — Attributed to Tony Robbins “Ideation without execution is no more than delusion.” “Stop procrastinating – you will get your free time later, but with the added benefit of freedom.” “The hardest part of doing a task you don’t want to do is starting it.” “Small goals in the short run & big goals in the long run.” “Nothing can be achieved successfully without exceedingly hard work.” “Be who you envision you should be, do what you know you should do.” “You won’t worry if you keep busy. Work is a wonderful psychic cure – the next time you find yourself in a worried, anxious or nervous state, just get busy with something.” “Plan tomorrow’s activities today. You’ll get more done, the day will run smoother and you’ll use your brain more effectively.” “Don’t wait for the perfect trainer, just get running.” Start the momentum and take action now! “Strive for excellence, not perfection.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life’s Little Instruction Book “Work hard and it will always pay off.” “To maintain the effectiveness of motivation, you must make a commitment to fill your mind with that which is positive and encouraging each day.” “Learn to express, not impress.” “Instead of thinking ‘What are others going to do?’, do what is best for you. Success comes in proportion to your ability to stand out as an individual.” “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” — Attributed to Frank Ocean “Success is something you attract by the person you become.” — Jim Rohn “Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” — Attributed to Les Brown “You must be willing to do the things today others won’t do in order to have the things tomorrow others won’t have.” “Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are of your own.” “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” — Author unknown “You are responsible for all your actions and inactions.” “There are many obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to be one of them.” “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein, letter to his son Eduard (1930) “Out of life’s school of war: what does not destroy me makes me stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols (1888) “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” — Attributed to Kenji Miyazawa “It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” — William Ernest Henley, “Invictus” (1875) “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” — T. S. Eliot, preface to Transit of Venus by Harry Crosby (1931) “This too shall pass.” — Persian proverb “Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether to get back up.” “Difficulties are challenges to be overcome – it’s not a good story if there aren’t any dragons.” “Never regret something that once made you happy.” “If you’ve never tried something, what makes you sure you don’t like it?” “Live beneath your means.” “Learn to see the extraordinary in the ordinary.” “You only live once.” “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” — Sam Keen, To Love and Be Loved “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” — Attributed to Mother Teresa “Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.” — Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune (1997) “Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself.” — Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune (1997) “Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or of what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.” — Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune (1997) “I get by with a little help from my friends.” — The Beatles, “With a Little Help from My Friends” (1967) “Adults are just obsolete children, and the hell with them.” — Dr. Seuss “You can do the wrong thing for the right reasons, or the right thing for the wrong reasons.” “There’s more to the truth than just the facts.” “While waiting 30 minutes for a bus, 2 may come at once.” / “A stumble may prevent a fall.” “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone, so be grateful for what you do have while it’s still here.” “God helps them that help themselves.” — Algernon Sidney; popularised by Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1736) A man said to the Buddha, “I want happiness.” Buddha said, “First remove the ‘I’, that’s ego, then remove the ‘want’, that’s desire. See now you are left with only happiness.” — Attributed to the Buddha “People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are healed by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.” — Wendell Berry, Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community (1993) “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.” — César Chávez, Commonwealth Club of California (1984) “Humanity; the most intelligent species on the planet, capable of anything, but it’s governed by its aggression and youth. A species fast in developing, but slow in maturing. Once a species that cared about its home, its provider, let its ego dominate its decisions. A period of ignorance and neglect has profound effects across the world. Effects which can be reversed, if nature is given the time to repair the damage. Remember, we only have one home.” — David Bayliss “If you were God, you would eventually want to get lost and become awake again through some form. Maybe we are here as a way for the cosmos to explore itself.” — Alan Watts (paraphrased) “They say people who are old have more time before them, people who are young have more time ahead of them. Surely it’s wiser to look ahead than to look back.” “To gain wisdom from something that’s been is easy; to gain the wisdom before something happens is hard. That is wise.” “Resistance to the Now as a collective dysfunction is intrinsically connected to loss of awareness of Being and forms the basis of our dehumanized industrial civilization.” — Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but actually you’ve been planted.” “Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.” — Aristotle “For the first time in the human experience, we have a chance to shape our work to suit the way we live instead of our lives to fit our work. We would be mad to miss the chance.” — Charles Handy “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse, and you get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca, Letters “It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” — Seneca, On the Shortness of Life “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.20 “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.16 “Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” — Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” — Albert Einstein, letter to Carl Seelig (1952) “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou, interview (1982) “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” — Helen Keller, The Open Door “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” — Joseph Campbell “You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.” — Jane Austen, Persuasion “Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars “Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says: ‘I need you because I love you.’” — Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” — Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step “You have a right to your actions, but never to the fruits of your actions.” — Bhagavad Gita 2.47 “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Jung, letter (1916) “We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.” — E. O. Wilson (2009) “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” — Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” — William Gibson “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.” — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn
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