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That’s not our role here, provide our parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings. Our role here is to contribute the best we can to the society. Use our talents and make sure we add the greatest value possible to other people’s lives.Lukasz Laniecki
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An approach, according to which children should fulfil their parents’ dreams/ do everything in order to make their parents happy/ provide their parents with a peace of mind, or whatever they want for themselves - because they owe it to them for all those years in which their parents took care of them - is utterly selfish.Lukasz Laniecki
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People have a much greater chance of finding something they’ll enjoy doing and making those greatest contributions when they trust themselves and are free to make their own life choices (are not marionettes in the hands of their parents).Lukasz Laniecki
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They know a lot, but they don’t know everything, and they can’t advise you on anything. They can only tell you what they believe worked / or didn’t work for them.Lukasz Laniecki
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Being in charge of your work life doesn't mean you always move with assurance and sublime self-confidence; it means you keep moving, continuing on your own path, even when you feel shaky and uncertain.Charlotte Beers
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Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the comment that not only are universities a 'cathedral' for worship of knowledge, they are also 'sheltered workshops' for the socially challenged.Tony Attwood
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It’s safer/ easier to follow the script and complain how broken some things are in that script, than to attempt to change those things.Lukasz Laniecki
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We are all entitled to our own share of mistakes and learning experiences in life. No one should take them away from us. Not even our parents.Lukasz Laniecki
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Our parents are not the only people on this planet, and we should not base our life choices on what they want (what will bring them a peace of mind, satisfaction, and give them a reason to brag), but we should make those choices keeping in mind that there are upwards of 7, 5 billion people in this world, and that we should use our talents and energy trying to improve the lives of as many of them as possible.Lukasz Laniecki
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If your story is not inspiring you, it’s time to change it.Isaiah Hankel
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It is possible for you to realise your dream as a scientist, you must be a passionate learner and curious enough to seek this wonderful career path.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Heaven knows where I'll end up - it's a safe bet I'll never be at the top of anything! Nor do I particularly care to be.H.P. Lovecraft
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A decision is only as strong as the belief standing behind itIsaiah Hankel
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Fall makes me think that if I fail horribly at this art thing, and then fail horribly with this writing thing, I'll go run a pumpkin patch.Tyler Hojberg
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The most common mistake you'll make is forgetting to keep your own scorecard. Very little at work reinforces your ability to do this, so you will have to be vigilant. When evaluators give you an assessment, they are just guessing at who you are; they certainly are not the ones who know your potential. They can rate you and influence you, but they don't get to define you. That's your most honorable assignment: to define, every day through the way you deliver your work, the scope and nature of your inherent abilities.Charlotte Beers
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When my father was 17, he went to Montreal and found these submarine sandwich shops that were really successful, and weren't in Toronto [his home town]. So he went to my grandparents and said: "Look, you have to give me the seed money to open up one of these places. We'll make a fortune. They've got lines going round the block. There's nothing like that here." And my grandfather's response was: "Look, I'm sure these sandwiches are really good, and if we scraped the money together we could make a lot of money and your mother and I would be really proud of you, but you need to find something that has *magic* in it for you." It was off of that conversation that my father went to college on a music scholarship, started a film club and became one of the most successful directors of all time.Jason Reitman
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Choose to live life. Choose your own career paths. Choose your own destiny.Lailah Gifty Akita
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My only career goal is to be an halloween icon.Nuno Roque
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Through career fumbles and life changes, she supported me. Through shattered dreams and hopes almost-realized, she supported me too.Shannon Celebi