Since I can’t sleep (thank you jet lag) and I am on the Internet, I thought I’d list a couple of thoughts that have definitely struk a chord with me over the years.

Non-exhaustive list and ongoing post. Here you go:

Escape mediocrity. My mentors in Chicago

We can agree to disagree. McRae

(My work is my contribution to the world) Be insane. The world is a small place for people who wants to see and think big ideas. Me

All I know is that I know nothing for it is to think that we know what we do not know. Tout ce que je sais c’est que je ne sais rien tandis que les autres croient savoir ce qu’ils ne savent pas. Socrates

If I were a painter, I would paint my reverie. And I could paint a memory (Norah Jones’ song)

Never let the urgent crowd out the important. Kelly Catlin Walker

Be so good they can’t ignore you. Jerry Dunn

Let’s give the historians something to write about. Propertius you were cocky and i like it.

Les voyages forment la jeunesse (Beaudelaire) et déforment les valises (Coluche)

One should dare to dream. Great men are those who have visions and dreams. Then, love is all you need to fulfill these dreams and keep them alive. Père Ceyrac that I had the chance to meet while living in India.

Qwhat??! (say it loud when you do not understand something) Eddie Izzard’s contraction of Quoi and What

Our endlessly repeated line is that details matter infinitely. Applicable to all aspects of my work and my life, I love this one.

What about you? I’m sure you have thoughts stuck in your mind for ever.