I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
—Jack London
Topics: Goals, Aspirations, Worry, Feelings, Living, Productivity, Happiness, Time, Time Management, Carpe-diem
Affluence means influence
—Jack London
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
—Jack London
Topics: Charity, Helping
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
—Jack London
Topics: Imagination
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