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"whenever anybody asks me to do something new, my default answer is “yes.” At worst I get something..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:34:26 -0400

“whenever anybody asks me to do something new, my default answer is “yes.” At worst I get something to write about.”

"Don’t quit, let the assessors assess you."

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:31:17 -0400

“Don’t quit, let the assessors assess you.”

- An Army Field Guide to Manliness « Danger & Play

"‘Rome wasn’t built in a day…but it can be built.’"

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:38:21 -0400

“‘Rome wasn’t built in a day…but it can be built.’”

- Why Small Wrists Don’t Matter

"The more successful you are, the more important it becomes that you are a good judge of character."

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:37:52 -0400

“The more successful you are, the more important it becomes that you are a good judge of character.”

- Interview: 50 Cent x DJ Drama Talk New Mixtape, Falling Off & Why G-Unit Has To Do For Self | Complex

"First Book tells us there are “tens of millions of poor Americans” who can’t afford to buy books,..."

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:32:21 -0400

“First Book tells us there are “tens of millions of poor Americans” who can’t afford to buy books, but in a country where TV ownership only very recently went down from 99%, I’m guessing they’re not exactly deprived.”

- Fat, Broke and Single? - Taki’s Magazine

"Collectively we will gravitate toward the lowest common denominator even though we have the capacity..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:09:30 -0400

“Collectively we will gravitate toward the lowest common denominator even though we have the capacity to be much more. Unless pushed, most people simply don’t care to improve. Yes, I get that the sky is blue and water is wet. But the sky and water do not have self awareness and intelligence to become something else.”

- Why do we have to go through all this? | YOHAMI

". Your experience on any network is predicated on the quality of users who you follow. It’s no..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:03:20 -0400

“. Your experience on any network is predicated on the quality of users who you follow. It’s no different than hanging out with the wrong crowd.”

- Instagramers: Please Don’t Bore Me With Your Lame Pictures ~ Black Blog Media

"Don’t be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who puts a surfboard on top of their car, but..."

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:13:10 -0400

“Don’t be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who puts a surfboard on top of their car, but never surfs, or a dude with a powder coated fixed gear bike and a messenger bag, but was never a messenger. Live the life. Earn your bona fides.”

- best of craigslist: Advice to Young Men from an Old Man

"Talk about the achievement, not the status symbol. Tell me when you actually do something."

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:48:15 -0400

“Talk about the achievement, not the status symbol. Tell me when you actually do something.”

- Confessions of a Hollywood Promoter: Say Goodbye to Hollywood

"Everyone wants to be a rockstar, no one wants to learn the chords."

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:32 -0400

“Everyone wants to be a rockstar, no one wants to learn the chords.”

- Confessions of a Hollywood Promoter: Say Goodbye to Hollywood

"Contrary to fake belief, a real man isn’t in the business of rebuilding women."

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:16:14 -0400

“Contrary to fake belief, a real man isn’t in the business of rebuilding women.”

- “The Side Chick Mentality” by @PhillyTheBoss » Sophisticated Ignorance

"Once you get better at giving your complete attention to the immediate present moment, you can do..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:25:27 -0400

“Once you get better at giving your complete attention to the immediate present moment, you can do anything. Cook dinner, go for a walk in the park, sit still and do nothing. As long as you can stay out of your head and out of the range of that internal voice that nags about changes it wants made, you’ll stay happy. Happiness is your natural default state. Do you think lions lying in the sun berate themselves over what an ex-girlfriend said about them on Facebook?”

- Last Words

"As an employer I want the best prepared and qualified employees. I could care less if the source of..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:55:29 -0400

“As an employer I want the best prepared and qualified employees. I could care less if the source of their education was accredited by a bunch of old men and women who think they know what is best for the world. I want people who can do the job. I want the best and brightest. Not a piece of paper.”

- The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick

"At some point potential students will realize that they can’t flip their student loans for a job in..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:54:57 -0400

“At some point potential students will realize that they can’t flip their student loans for a job in 4 years. In fact they will realize that college may be the option for fun and entertainment, but not for education.”

- The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick

"Go to some anger management classes, smoke DMT once every two or three months, and you’ll be..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:38:27 -0400

“Go to some anger management classes, smoke DMT once every two or three months, and you’ll be good.”

- Diplo: GQ October 2011 Interview: Wear It Now: GQ

"if there’s one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:17:30 -0400

“if there’s one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it’s poor people moving in.”

- George Lucas Does Something Likeable For a Change: Revenge on Rich Neighbors | Movie News | Movies.com

"isn’t it kind of shocking that so many people who claim to hate rap or R&B suddenly like..."

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:45:11 -0400

“isn’t it kind of shocking that so many people who claim to hate rap or R&B suddenly like it when it’s performed by approachable young white people playing “real instruments”? Just something weird to think about.”

- The Hater’s Guide to Karmin

"I’m interested in telling the story of what kind of person succeeds in the U.S., and it is the..."

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:33:19 -0400

“I’m interested in telling the story of what kind of person succeeds in the U.S., and it is the outsider, it is someone who is unattached that we value.”

- Is Don Draper Jewish? | Rob Eshman | Jewish Journal

"Guess what happens when you repeatedly tell someone that his fuckups aren’t his own fault, but the..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:49:09 -0400

“Guess what happens when you repeatedly tell someone that his fuckups aren’t his own fault, but the fault of someone else? He ACTS like nothing’s his fault!”

- Trayvon Martin Was a Worthless Thug: The Lynching of George Zimmerman

"things that benefit powerful people don’t just suddenly get “fixed” and disappear..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:16:30 -0400

“things that benefit powerful people don’t just suddenly get “fixed” and disappear because Halle Berry won an Oscar or whatever.”

- A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’