Yes Please

⚡️ 11 Quotes from the book

“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.”

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“Saying “yes” doesn’t mean I don’t know how to say no, and saying “please” doesn’t mean I am waiting for permission.”

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“I think we should stop asking people in their twenties what they “want to do” and start asking them what they don’t want to do.”

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“Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.”

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“That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.”

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“It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for. It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.”

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“Watching great people do what you love is a good way to start learning how to do it yourself.”

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“You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.”

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“Emotions are like passing storms, and you have to remind yourself that it won’t rain forever. You just have to sit down and watch it pour outside and then peek your head out when it looks dry.”

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“Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortableness directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being.”

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“The only way we will survive is by being kind. The only way we can get by in this world is through the help we receive from others. No one can do it alone, no matter how great the machines are.”

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