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Chase the vision, not the money. Make sure that your business has a greater purpose beyond the bottom line. Figure out what you’d be so passionate about doing that you’d be happy doing it for 10 years even if you never made any money from it. And then go do it. The ironic thing is that if you are actually chasing the vision and not the money, the money will follow because your customers and employees will be able to sense your passion, and they will want to help you succeed.
Tony Hsieh, founder, Zappos

I longed to arrest all beauty that came before me, and at length the longing has been satisfied.
Julia Margaret Cameron, British Photographer 1815-1879

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Samuel Ullman (via clement)

Find your space. Find your spot. Wear what you love. Choose the careers that may have meaning to you, because there’s always somebody who will say, “I wouldn’t have worn that color,” or “Why didn’t you work at that job?” But if you’re comfortable in the choice and it resonates with you, then all that other stuff – it’s just conversation. People have the right to have conversations. But I think that’s one thing we as women sometimes do – we don’t make choices that have meaning to us. And then when those things fall apart, you have to have yourself to fall back on.

- Michelle Obama