"Be ready to catch the ball when..." - Quote by Steve Jobs
Be ready to catch the ball when it is thrown by life.
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“The good music companies do an amazing thing. They have people who can pick the person that's gonna be successful out of 5,000 candidates. And there's not enough information to do that - it's an intuitive process.”
“We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life. We could be sitting in a monastery somewhere in Japan. We could be out sailing. Some of the team could be playing golf. They could be running other companies. And we've all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it. And we think it is.”
“Kick-start your brain. New ideas come from watching something, talking to people, experimenting, asking questions and getting out of the office!”
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“When the sun shines let foolish gnats make sport,But creep in crannies when he hides his beams.”
“It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.”
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“Overwhelment is about you not being up to speed with what you told the Universe that you want. The Universe is yielding to you. You're just not ready to receive it right now.”
“Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.”
“Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder.”