Life Is Short And So Is This Book

by Peter Atkins

The trick is people who are most productive tend to say no to things that are unimportant to them and focus on what they believe matters.

just because someone else wants you to do something doesn’t mean you have to do it.

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Taking care of yourself means finding a balance that works for you, then having the discipline to maintain that balance.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy, you must have somebody to divide it with.

If you focus your brain on success and you practice seriously, you’ll slowly build the deep confidence you need to persevere in life.