Novelist Paulo Coelho on taking action:
"One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now."
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Biologist Roger Payne on the power of having your boots on the ground and paying attention:
"Any observant local knows more than any visiting scientist. Always. No exceptions."
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"Before you throw more time at the problem, throw more focused action at the problem. You don’t need more time, you need fewer distractions."
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"Patience only works if you do.
Doing the work + patience = results.
Planning to work + patience = you're just waiting."
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Mountaineer Alex Lowe on how to be the best:
"The best climber in the world is the one who's having the most fun."
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Poet Wislawa Szymborska on the source of inspiration:
"Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. It may include doctors, teachers, gardeners — I could list a hundred more professions. Their work becomes one continuous adventure as long as they manage to keep discovering new challenges in it. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous I don't know."
"Patience only works if you do.
Doing the work + patience = results.
Planning to work + patience = you're just waiting."
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Mountaineer Alex Lowe on how to be the best:
"The best climber in the world is the one who's having the most fun."
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Poet Wislawa Szymborska on the source of inspiration:
"Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. It may include doctors, teachers, gardeners — I could list a hundred more professions. Their work becomes one continuous adventure as long as they manage to keep discovering new challenges in it. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous I don't know."
