One widely mis-represented quote by Jobs, who himself was paraphrasing Picasso, went something like this: “Good artists borrow; great artists steal.” (By “copying,” Jobs and Picasso meant going through the motions to ape something without fully understanding it. By “stealing,” they meant fully understanding and “living” an influence, and making it part of who you are as an artist.)
Good artists copy, great artists steal
Tao Te Ching – Care at the Beginning
“Yet a tree broader than a man can embrace is born of a tiny shoot;
A dam greater than a river can overflow starts with a clod of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles begins at the spot under one’s feet.”
Tao Te Ching; 64a. Care at the Beginning
Tao Te Ching – 8 Water
“The best of man is like water,
Which benefits all things, and does not contend with them,
Which flows in places that others disdain,
Where it is in harmony with the Way.”
Tao Te Ching; 8 Water
Merry Christmas
Wish you all A Merry Christmas,
May the Joys of the season
Fill your heart with goodwill and cheer.
May the chimes of Christmas glory
Add up more shine and spread
Smiles across the miles,
To-day & In the New Year.
Kenalan masing-masing
Di suatu sekolah, pas jam pelajaran sejarah:
Bu Guru : “Yas, Ibu perhatiin kamu dari tadi ngantuk saja. Coba jawab pertanyaan ibu dulu. Siapa itu THOMAS ALFA EDISON??”
Ilyas : “Tidak tau, Bu!”
Bu Guru : “Nah bener kan…. Kalau JAMES WATT kamu tahu??”
Ilyas : “Apalagi sama dia… Tidak kenal aku, Bu!”
Bu Guru : “Kalau ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL??”
Ilyas : “Aduh, Bu! Tidak kenal semua Bu!!”
Bu Guru : “Dasar tolol banget sih kamu. Itu, semuanya kamu tidak tau ??!!”
Ilyas : “Naahhh, coba Ibu saya tanya: Ibu tau tidak Pak ROHIM?”
Bu Guru : “Siapadia??”
Ilyas : “Kalau HAJI ABBAS?! USTADH UMAR?? KYAI SAMSURI?!”
Bu Guru : “Stop stop Yas… Siapa mereka itu??”
Ilyas : “Aku cuma mau ngasih tau Bu.. Tidak semua orang yang Ibu kenal, aku juga kenal… Orang yg aku kenal, Ibu juga tidak kenal.. Kita ini manusia bu, punya kenalan sendiri-sendiri!!”
Bu Guru : “?
Persistence
The greatest glory in our life is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
~ Nelson Mandela
