Quote Of The Week

2nd Quote of the Week 39 “ A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. ” ― Bob Dylan     h/t Jacka  

Quote of the Week 39 “ Doing is like wanting, but bolder. ” ― Alan Bipe (free translation of a German  Sponti saying )      

Quote of the Week 38 “ If you want a new idea, read an old book. ” ― attributed to   Ivan Pavlov

Quote of the Week 37 “ There is nothing you keep, there is only your reflection. ” ―  John Andrew Hull , Manchester Orchestra , “ The Silence ” ( Song Lyrics )     Triggered by my switch back to Spotify from Apple Music — with all my old playlists intact. Related: Quote of the Week 3/2021 " You can go anywhere but you are where you came from. " ―  John Andrew Hull, Manchester Orchestra, “ The Silence ” ( Song Lyrics )

Quote of the Week 36 “ Do it or do not do it — you will regret both. ” ― Søren Kierkegaard     Triggered by Shreyas Doshi 's  repost on X: You'll regret it if you get married, you'll regret it if you don't get married. You'll regret it if you have kids and you'll regret it if you don't. Kierkegaard said this 200 years ago as follows - whatever you choose, you'll regret it, because the problem isn't in your choices,… https://t.co/y9BEyLjsc1 — blue (@bluewmist) August 25, 2026   Full quote (per Claude.ai): Here's the full passage from  Either/Or  (1843). "Marry, and you will regret it; don't marry, you will also regret it; marry or don't marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world's foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world's foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yours...

Quote of the Week 35 “ Headwinds build character, tailwinds build stories. ” ―  Cycling motto     Triggered by a recent tweet quoting a Northern German proverb: “ Gegenwind formt den Charakter. ” ―  Norddeutsches Sprichwort Leider ist meine Woche #Helgoland schon zu Ende und ich bin auf dem Rückweg. Lassen Sie mich noch eine letzte Anmerkung machen, warum ich seit frühester Kindheit das Meer, die Inseln und insbesondere diese Insel auf hoher See mag. Vielleicht erklärt es das ein oder andere 😉 pic.twitter.com/c2uuKM78bU — Key Pousttchi 🇪🇺 (@keypousttchi) August 21, 2026

Quote of the Week 34 “ The two most common elements in the  universe  are hydrogen and  stupidity . ” ― Harlan Ellison ( also attributed to Frank Zappa)     Triggered by a QuoteInvestigator tweet.     Related: “Two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” ― attributed to Albert Einstein    

Quote of the Week 33 “ Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing. ” ―  Austin Kleon   ( Steal Like an Artist )     More quotes  from  Steal Like an Artist :      “ In the end, creativity isn’t just the things we choose to put in, it’s the things we choose to leave out. ”       “ You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. ”   “ Don’t worry about doing research. Just search. ”   “ When people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past. ”   “ Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts. ”        

Quote of the Week 32 “ If you are persistent, you will get it.  If you are consistent, you will keep it. ” ― Harvey Mackay  ( Mackay's Moral )     Extended :   “ If you are persistent, you will get it.  If you are consistent, you will keep it.  If you are grateful, you will attract more of it. ”      

Quote of the Week 31 “ Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer. ” ―  Ziad K. Abdelnour  ( Economic Warfare )     More Abdelnour quotes .   Triggered by the following tweet : Seek respect, not attention. — Mindfulness Thoughts (@Mindfulness_DQ) July 4, 2026

Quote of the Week 30 “ The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are. ” ― Denis Waitley       More Denis Waitley quotes .