“And hanging crooked above his desk is a cheap black frame that contains an inspirational quote that has been attributed to Calvin Coolidge. Under the heading PRESS ON, it reads:” Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not;…
I recently saw this Lifehacker post on Quotabl.es, which is a standalone website that will collect and keep quotes that you like. It allows for tagging quotes and the [now-obligatory] ability to share on Twitter or Facebook. But to/for me, this is the wrong approach! Why hoard quotes that are meaningful to you? Aren’t they…
Here are two related quotes that resurfaced in my life today (well, one did and that always makes me think of the second): Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Hanlon’s Razor The related quote tracks the famous Clarke’s [Third] Law: Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -Grey’s Law…
In this brief post, Unclutterer describes a little elastic band, cord, and sticky piece that helps keep the lens cap of an SLR camera from disappearing. In the Army, this rope or lanyard used for the technique of “physically securing loss-prone objects” is called a dummy cord. In some units or places, notably Ranger School,…