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"The Japanese word shokunin is defined by both Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries as..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 -0700

““The Japanese word shokunin is defined by both Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries as ‘craftsman’ or ‘artisan,’ but such a literal description does not fully express the deeper meaning. The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills, but also implies an attitude and social consciousness. … The shokunin has a social obligation to work his/her best for the general welfare of the people. This obligation is both spiritual and material, in that no matter what it is, the shokunin’s responsibility is to fulfill the requirement.””

- – Tasio Odate (via bilbeny)

"The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking."

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:52 -0700

“The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.”

- Albert Einstein

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:52:12 -0700

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

- Marilyn Monroe

"Success is never permanent; failure is never fatal. The only thing that really counts is to never,..."

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:18:18 -0700

“Success is never permanent; failure is never fatal. The only thing that really counts is to never, never, never give up.”

- Winston Churchill

"If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it’s cheaper in the long run."

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:30:33 -0700

“If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it’s cheaper in the long run.”

- Felix Dennis

"Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:14:38 -0700

“Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you have taken no advantage. It is time now to realize the nature of the universe to which you belong, and of that controlling Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.”

- Marcus Aurelius (Meditations 2:4)

"Knowing is not enough. You must APPLY; Willing is not enough. You must DO"

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:57:18 -0800

“Knowing is not enough. You must APPLY; Willing is not enough. You must DO”

- Bruce Lee

"Never commit to memory what can be easily looked up in books"

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:33:48 -0800

“Never commit to memory what can be easily looked up in books”

- Albert Einstein

nevver: The Mutants will survive

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:57:36 -0800

nevver:

The Mutants will survive

"Fools wait for a lucky day but every day is a lucky day for an industrious man."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:41:29 -0800

“Fools wait for a lucky day but every day is a lucky day for an industrious man.”

- Buddha

"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his..."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:50:17 -0800

““Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he
sacrifices his money to recuperate his health. And then he is so
anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the
result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives
as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really
lived.””

- The Dalai Lama

"When you pour water into a cup it becomes the cup. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water my..."

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:00:36 -0800

“When you pour water into a cup it becomes the cup. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.”

- Bruce Lee

"Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality."

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:12:00 -0800

“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.”

- Bruce Lee

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and..."

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:59:00 -0800

“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, “Why god? Why me?” and the thundering voice of God answered, There’s just something about you that pisses me off.”

- Stephen King, Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay

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Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:52:40 -0700

iwdrm: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The...

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:50:38 -0700

iwdrm:

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

The Shining (1980)

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:29:10 -0700

rawbdz:

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"At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work - as a..."

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:18:20 -0700

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At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself:

‘I have to go to work - as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for - the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?’

‘But it’s nicer here…’

So you were born to feel “nice”? Instead of doing things and experiencing them? Don’t you see the plants, the birds, the ants and spiders and bees going about their individual tasks, putting the world in order as best they can? Why aren’t you running to do what your nature demands?

‘But we have to sleep sometimes…’

Agreed. But nature set a time limit on that - as it did on eating and drinking. And you’re over the limit. You’ve had more than enough of that. But not of working. You’re still below your quota.

”

- Marcus Aurelius

rawbdz: Instead of dwelling on the negative, focus on the...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:30:08 -0700

rawbdz:

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Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:56:30 -0700