Jim Carroll
49 quotes
Biography
"Conscience is no more than the dead speaking to us."
"I'll Die For Your Sins If You Live For mine."
"Consistency is only a virtue if the path is still relevant."
"The speed with which people will disavow themselves tomorrow from what they do today will astonish you."
"This current moment was once your unimaginable future."
"The future you are looking for is the one you choose to create."
"The future is inevitable. Your decisions and actions are not."
"Some people see the future and see a threat. Innovators see the same future and see an opportunity."
"Every great future was once but a small, barely discernible opportunity."
"You are already living in a world that would have seemed to be the stuff of science fiction just a few short years ago."
"Be tomorrow. Today."
"The road to the future can often be found in the missteps of the past."
"Unapologetic uniqueness: conformity is where tomorrow's greatness goes to die."
"Certain trends are inevitable. Your inability to accept them should not be."
"Stop managing 'what is'; start creating 'what could be.'"
"The future was never about the art of the deal. It's always been about the art of the pivot."
"Rather than trying to find a solution to the same old problem, invent a problem that has an easier solution."
"Weird is where opportunity lives."
"Don't change. Adapt."
"In a world of constant change, the most valuable degree is the one that teaches you how to keep learning."
"Every great legacy should always be right at the edge of the precipice of reinvention."
"There's still time to turn your life from monochrome to Technicolor."
"Never give up. Just give more."
"How you manage your disappointments defines whether you just heal, or whether you evolve."
"Don't be afraid of doing something. Be afraid of not doing it at all."