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“Remember that you are an actor in a play, the character of which is determined by the Playwright: if He wishes the play to be short, it is short; if long, it is long; if He wishes you to play the part of a beggar, remember to act even this role adroitly; and so if your role be that of a cripple, an official, or a layman. For this is your business, to play admirably the role assigned you; but the selection of that role is Another's.”
― Arrian Epictetus, Enchiridion: Including the Discourses of Epictetus and Fragments

“Il y a deux réponses à cette question, comme à toutes les questions : celle du poète et celle du savant. Laquelle veux-tu en premier ?”
― Pierre Bottero, Ellana

“Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.”
― Khalil Gibran

“Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, made this exact argument in his 2015 letter to shareholders,33 where he introduced the idea of Level 1 and Level 2 decisions. He describes a Level 1 decision as one that is hard to reverse, whereas a Level 2 decision is one that is easy to reverse. Bezos argues that we should be slow and cautious when making Level 1 decisions, but that we should move fast and not wait for perfect data when making Level 2 decisions.”
― Teresa Torres, Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value