Inspiration and errata - the snappier, more random companion to therealchrislee.com
If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. That’s the lesson. And that lesson alone will save you, my friends, a lot of grief. Even doubt means don’t. This is what I’ve learned. There are many times when you don’t know what to do. When you don’t know what to do, get still, get very still, until you do know what to do.
— Oprah
We are what we repeatedly do.
— Aristotle
I learned early in my career that I could accomplish more in a 60 hour week than most people could accomplish in a 40 hour week.
— A.D. Correll, CEO of Georgia-Pacific
Every time I’m out there I feel like I’m going to be the guy who makes a play—that’s my mentality. If a player doesn’t have that, then they don’t need to be on the field.
— Devin Hester
We’re taught to do things the right way. But if you want to discover something that other people haven’t, you need to do things the wrong way. Initiate a failure by doing something that’s very silly, unthinkable, naughty, dangerous. Watching why that fails can take you on a completely different path. It’s exciting, actually. To me, solving problems is a bit like a drug. You’re on it, and you can’t get off.
— James Dyson
I anticipate a coming season of dilated time and of women all in disarray.
— Michael Chabon, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder, ‘Why, why, why?’ Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.
— 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will | The A.V. Club
Writing is not the place to skimp on your budget. Seduce me, entice me, entertain me with words. Don’t be cryptic, don’t be stupid, and please don’t be dull.
I define melodrama as truth uninhibited. It’s the kind of truth we dream about. Rather than melodrama being exaggerated, it’s actually uninhibited. And it’s a big difference—people look down on exaggerations, but I think they should look up to the un-inhibitions.
