"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big."

Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1846-1912)

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"In the old days, hot dogs were a nickel and I couldn’t afford one. Now they’re $1.50 and I can eat ‘til I’m sick! Don’t tell me about the “good ol’ days!"

Unknown

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"I used to go to a lot of Ruby meetups. While the talks were generally high quality, my favorite part was always going to the bar afterwards and talking with fellow coders about what got them excited. This is where new ideas really get started."

Tom Preston-Warner (@mojombo) of Github on YC

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"I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the Bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the Bank and annul its charter I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves. I have determined to rout you out and, by the Eternal, (bringing his fist down on the table) I will rout you out."

Andrew Jackson1834, on closing the Second Bank of the United States; From the original minutes of the Philadelphia committee of citizens sent to meet with President Jackson, February 1834, according to Stan V. Henkels, Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States, 1928
(unabridged form, extended citation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism_for_the_rich_and_capitalism_for_the_poor

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"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."

Carlos Casteneda

via Tony Hseih

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"Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little."

Buddha

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