Tag: wisdom
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Favorable Conditions Never Come
“If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.” -C.S. Lewis
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Make Good Art | Neil Gaiman | Commencement Speech
This commencement speech is mandatory listening for anyone who hopes to be creatively successful. This is, quite possibly, the best commencement speech you will ever hear.
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Ode to Being a Twenty Something
You are 14 and wish to be 16 so you can drive your friends to the beach. You are 19 and wish to be 21 so you can go to the bar. You are 50 and you wish you were 25. Too much time is wasted not enjoying the little things, the things so easily…