Some quotes I saved

The only way to rectify our reasonings is to make them as tangible as those of the Mathematicians, so that we can find our error at a glance, and when there are disputes among persons, we can simply say: Let us calculate, without further ado, to see who is right. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. Albert Camus

We cannot understand the true nature of the Universe, unless we question deeply. I want to know what is real, even if the answer is total obliteration of my consciousness. Elon Musk 

Reality is for people that lacks imagination. Hayao Miyazaki

Labor omnia vincit. Publius Vergilius Maro

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Leo Tolstoy

Confidence come from preparation.  Kobe Bryant

Every day one should at least hear one little song, read one good poem, see one fine painting and - if at all possible - speak a few sensible words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Over my many years in politics and business, I have found one thing to be universally true. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest. J.B. Pritzker – on “How to spot an idiot” from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s commencement speech. Full Text Link

One mark of a smart person is the ability to learn from people they don’t like. Shane Parrish

Every act or decision we make that supports life supports all life, including our own. The ripples we create return to us. Dr. David R. Hawkins 

Almost always, the people who say “I am going to keep going until this works, and no matter what the challenges are I’m going to figure them out”, and mean it, go on to succeed. They are persistent long enough to give themselves a chance for luck to go their way. Sam Altman

What I’m seeing is that people get so used to being short-changed out of real conversation, so used to getting by with less, that they’ve become almost willing to dispense with people altogether. We expect more from technology and less from each other. Sherry Turkle

He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

We must know. We will know. David Hilbert

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates

Taught man that which he knew not. (Al-‘Alaq 96:5)

When you’re in love, you want to tell the world. Carl Sagan

Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle, or your middle to someone else’s end. Jon Acuff

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

If you are working on something that really excites you, you dont have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. Steve Jobs

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Compassion is the basis of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer

We started with nothing. So whenever you start with nothing, you can always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose. Steve Jobs

You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times. Steve Jobs

The most important thing in communication is to hear what is not being said. Carl Gustav Jung

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right questions. Claude Lévi-Strauss

The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another. Feynman

The darker the night the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief the closer is God. Fyodor Dostoevsky

If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s. Carl Jung

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. Marie Curie

Slow success builds character, and fast success builds ego. Ratan Tata

In academia, we don’t say “I love you” we say “I am accepting your paper with no request for revisions. Prof. Lennart Nacke

If you crush a cockroach, you’re a hero. If you crush a beautiful butterfly, you’re a villain. Morals have aesthetic criteria. Friedrich Nietzsche

Rudeness is merely the expression of fear. People fear they won’t get what they want. The most dreadful and unattractive person only needs to be loved, and they will open up like a flower. M. Gustave / The Grand Budapest Hotel

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Rumi

Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly. James Clear

Neyin doğru olduğunu anlıyoruz da, niçin doğru olduğunu anlamıyoruz. Neyin doğru olduğunu değil, niçin doğru olduğunu anlamaya çalışacaksın. Bunu anlamazsan eğer sen yüzeysel birisin demektir, fazla derine inemezsin. Ali Nesin

Ne işime yarayacak diye öğrenmeye başladığın zaman işin bitmiştir demektir. Yeni bir şey bulmak için ne işe yarayacağını  bilmediğin konular ile ilgilenmek zorundasın. Ali Nesin

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. Edgar Allen Pole

Bir insanın gelebileceği en büyük mertebe güvenilir insan olmaktır. Doğan Cüceloğlu

Greatness is not intelligence, greatness comes from character. Character is not formed from smart people, it’s formed from people who suffered. Jensen Huang

Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. Lao Tzu

Mahir olanlar kendilerini belli etmezler.
Safmış gibi görünürler.
Bunun bilincinde olanlar mutlak olanın örüntülerinin de farkındadır.
Örüntüleri tanımak incelikli güçtür
İncelikli güç her şeyi harekete geçirir ve adı yoktur.
(Eng. The skillful are not obvious.
They appear to be simple-minded.
Those who know this know the patterns of the Absolute
To know the patterns is the Subtle Power
The Subtle Power moves all things and has no name.”)
Dr. David R. Hawkins 

OLD IRISH BLESSING May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
The rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.