“ It's easy to be optimistic when everyone is telling you you're great. It's much harder, and much more necessary, when your sense of yourself is on the line.”
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
“You and everyone you know are going to be dead soon. And in the short amount of time between here and there, you have a limited amount of fucks to give. Very few, in fact. And if you go around giving a fuck about everything and everyone without conscious thought or choice—well, then you’re going... Continue Reading →
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.” ― Neal... Continue Reading →
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
“The way Theranos is operating is like trying to build a bus while you’re driving the bus. Someone is going to get killed.”
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
“It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.”
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
“My father believes hunger is in the mind. I know differently. I know that hunger is in the mind and the body and the heart and the soul.” ― Roxane Gay
The Hate U Give
"Pac said Thug Life stood for The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody."I raise my eyebrows. "What?"
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”― Arianna Huffington,
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability
“Plants have to eat, too,” I tried to explain. “They need nitrogen, they need minerals. You have to replace what you’re taking out. Your choices are fossil fuels or animal products.” ― Lierre Keith