On Life

David Kelley, philosopher:

“You have a life. It’s a precious thing, and it’s yours. Make the most of it. Don’t give it up, don’t waste it on things you don’t value, regardless of what others demand from you. Work with others when you can, love and give yourself to them as they deserve – but always by the standard of what is best for your own life. The purpose of ethics is to help you find and enjoy what is best, not to sacrifice it. Pursuing your happiness, taking full responsibility for it, is a worthy and challenging task. It will take thought and effort, it will take ambition and courage, it will take everything you have, and if you succeed you will have the right to be proud, morally proud, of what you have accomplished.” (Source)

This entry was written by Josh Kaufman, posted on November 23, 2008 at 2:46 am, filed under Quotes. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

On Tradeoffs

Kevin Kelly, writer, photographer, and founding editor of Wired magazine:

“We know that reality is a tradeoff machine. Anything that consumes energy or information requires a tradeoff. New powers will generate new problems, and incur new costs elsewhere. You can’t be infinite in all directions.” (Source)

Thomas Sowell, economist and author:

“There are no solutions…there are only trade-offs.”

This entry was written by Josh Kaufman, posted on November 20, 2008 at 3:24 pm, filed under Quotes. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.