…[The] only way to move past a problem is to make absolutely sure you’ve done everything within your control — used every last weapon in your arsenal and gone to the craziest outer limits, which will often fall far outside your comfort zone — to solve it. That way, if you succeed, you are the master of your own success. And if you fail, you fail with grace and dignity and no regrets, eliminating the what-ifs that would otherwise haunt you for life.
Cindy Gallop (as told by Maria Popova)
If you can’t write clearly, you probably don’t think nearly as well as you think you do.
Kurt Vonnegut
What exactly is PepsiMAX, anyway? It’s like Pepsi, but more so? Pepsi turned up to 11? For the Pepsi fan who wishes their Pepsi could be even more Pepsi-er?
Rob Walker on PepsiMax
Greenpoint, Brooklyn: they don't conform with the non-conformists
Hipster Man 1:So, like, I know people don't get it but... Gossip Girl really has it's highlights.
Hipster Man 2:You know, I could totally see that. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye.
