Tom Ward
@tomward.bsky.social
A collection of quotes and other ephemera.
“We are all connected. The way you choose to live ripples into the future. Your decisions today can be a blessing or a curse for your descendants. Strive to live in such a way that the world will gain from your time here.”
- James Clear
- James Clear
September 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“We are all connected. The way you choose to live ripples into the future. Your decisions today can be a blessing or a curse for your descendants. Strive to live in such a way that the world will gain from your time here.”
- James Clear
- James Clear
“Love, money, and fame don’t change you, they amplify who you already are.
The generous get more generous. The insecure get more insecure. The undisciplined fly off the rails.
Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there.”
- Mark Manson
The generous get more generous. The insecure get more insecure. The undisciplined fly off the rails.
Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there.”
- Mark Manson
September 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“Love, money, and fame don’t change you, they amplify who you already are.
The generous get more generous. The insecure get more insecure. The undisciplined fly off the rails.
Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there.”
- Mark Manson
The generous get more generous. The insecure get more insecure. The undisciplined fly off the rails.
Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there.”
- Mark Manson
“It takes roughly 50 hours of time together to move from mere acquaintance to casual friend, 90 hours to go from that stage to simple ‘friend’ status and more than 200 hours before you can consider someone your close friend.”
Study reveals hours it takes to make a friend
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September 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“It takes roughly 50 hours of time together to move from mere acquaintance to casual friend, 90 hours to go from that stage to simple ‘friend’ status and more than 200 hours before you can consider someone your close friend.”
“There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.”
- Ralph Smart
- Ralph Smart
September 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
“There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.”
- Ralph Smart
- Ralph Smart
"I train like I've never won, and I compete like I've never lost."
- Eileen Gu
- Eileen Gu
September 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"I train like I've never won, and I compete like I've never lost."
- Eileen Gu
- Eileen Gu
"You can't start last week, but you can start now. Stop dwelling on what you should have done or ruminating on the mistakes you made. Channel that energy into the next good choice. You have today and you can try again."
- James Clear
- James Clear
September 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"You can't start last week, but you can start now. Stop dwelling on what you should have done or ruminating on the mistakes you made. Channel that energy into the next good choice. You have today and you can try again."
- James Clear
- James Clear
“I could die in peace, I think, if the world was beautiful. To know it's being ruined is hard.”
- Wendell Berry
- Wendell Berry
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September 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
“I could die in peace, I think, if the world was beautiful. To know it's being ruined is hard.”
- Wendell Berry
- Wendell Berry
“The world is not designed to give you a good life. It's designed to distract you from building one.”
- Matty Fusaro
- Matty Fusaro
August 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“The world is not designed to give you a good life. It's designed to distract you from building one.”
- Matty Fusaro
- Matty Fusaro
“You only get one life and you’re going to burn the days either way, so the real question is: What excites you and interests you? What makes you feel curious and alive, perhaps even joyful? What is so ‘worth it’ that you're not worried about the tradeoffs, the hard work, the hassle?”
- James Clear
- James Clear
August 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
“You only get one life and you’re going to burn the days either way, so the real question is: What excites you and interests you? What makes you feel curious and alive, perhaps even joyful? What is so ‘worth it’ that you're not worried about the tradeoffs, the hard work, the hassle?”
- James Clear
- James Clear
“Long-term thinking changes short-term actions. Spend a little time today doing things that will benefit you in ten years.”
- James Clear
- James Clear
August 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Long-term thinking changes short-term actions. Spend a little time today doing things that will benefit you in ten years.”
- James Clear
- James Clear
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
- Thomas Merton
- Thomas Merton
August 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
- Thomas Merton
- Thomas Merton
"Human suffering must never become just another piece of content."
- Mo Gawdat
- Mo Gawdat
August 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"Human suffering must never become just another piece of content."
- Mo Gawdat
- Mo Gawdat
“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
August 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
“When you fight something, you're tied to it forever. As long as you're fighting it, you are giving it power. You give it as much power as you are using to fight it.”
- Anthony de Mello
- Anthony de Mello
August 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
“When you fight something, you're tied to it forever. As long as you're fighting it, you are giving it power. You give it as much power as you are using to fight it.”
- Anthony de Mello
- Anthony de Mello
“Beware those who claim to know the mind of God and who are prepared to use force, if necessary, to make others conform. Beware those who cannot tell God's will from their own.”
- Barbara Brown Taylor
- Barbara Brown Taylor
August 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
“Beware those who claim to know the mind of God and who are prepared to use force, if necessary, to make others conform. Beware those who cannot tell God's will from their own.”
- Barbara Brown Taylor
- Barbara Brown Taylor
"The hardest seasons of life can force you to confront questions that comfort allows you to avoid: What really matters? Who do you love? What are you living for?
Ask people when meaning became clearest in their lives, and they will often tell you about their hardest years."
- Arthur Brooks
Ask people when meaning became clearest in their lives, and they will often tell you about their hardest years."
- Arthur Brooks
August 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
"The hardest seasons of life can force you to confront questions that comfort allows you to avoid: What really matters? Who do you love? What are you living for?
Ask people when meaning became clearest in their lives, and they will often tell you about their hardest years."
- Arthur Brooks
Ask people when meaning became clearest in their lives, and they will often tell you about their hardest years."
- Arthur Brooks
"The soul is shy. It won’t show up in a crowd; it wants the quiet safety of solitude."
- Parker Palmer
- Parker Palmer
August 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"The soul is shy. It won’t show up in a crowd; it wants the quiet safety of solitude."
- Parker Palmer
- Parker Palmer
“Ambition becomes a superpower when you stop expecting achievement to satisfy you and learn to love the pursuit itself.”
- Shane Parrish
- Shane Parrish
August 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
“Ambition becomes a superpower when you stop expecting achievement to satisfy you and learn to love the pursuit itself.”
- Shane Parrish
- Shane Parrish
“While thus employed in doing nothing, I receive a constant stream of telegrams from my unconscious, and these become the raw material for my advertisements.
But more is required: hard work, an open mind, and ungovernable curiosity.”
- David Ogilvy
But more is required: hard work, an open mind, and ungovernable curiosity.”
- David Ogilvy
August 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
“While thus employed in doing nothing, I receive a constant stream of telegrams from my unconscious, and these become the raw material for my advertisements.
But more is required: hard work, an open mind, and ungovernable curiosity.”
- David Ogilvy
But more is required: hard work, an open mind, and ungovernable curiosity.”
- David Ogilvy
“It’s hard to see what you’re not looking for and it’s easy to see what you’re looking for.”
- Shane Parrish
- Shane Parrish
August 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
“It’s hard to see what you’re not looking for and it’s easy to see what you’re looking for.”
- Shane Parrish
- Shane Parrish
"The skill of deep thinking will likely become rarer and rarer in a world where much of the population uses AI to avoid writing. It will also become more and more important."
- Rose Horowitch
- Rose Horowitch
August 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"The skill of deep thinking will likely become rarer and rarer in a world where much of the population uses AI to avoid writing. It will also become more and more important."
- Rose Horowitch
- Rose Horowitch
"Without laughter, the rough and rocky places on the path might be too painful to bear. Humor not only lightens your load, it also broadens your perspective. To be deadly serious is to suffer tunnel vision. To be able to laugh at yourself clears the vision."
- George Leonard
- George Leonard
August 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"Without laughter, the rough and rocky places on the path might be too painful to bear. Humor not only lightens your load, it also broadens your perspective. To be deadly serious is to suffer tunnel vision. To be able to laugh at yourself clears the vision."
- George Leonard
- George Leonard
“You describe power as though it were a prize to be won. I experience it as a responsibility to be passed on.
That is why I reject the idea of a dynasty. Dynasties exist to preserve privileges. We work to preserve craftsmanship.”
- Bernard Arnault
That is why I reject the idea of a dynasty. Dynasties exist to preserve privileges. We work to preserve craftsmanship.”
- Bernard Arnault
August 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“You describe power as though it were a prize to be won. I experience it as a responsibility to be passed on.
That is why I reject the idea of a dynasty. Dynasties exist to preserve privileges. We work to preserve craftsmanship.”
- Bernard Arnault
That is why I reject the idea of a dynasty. Dynasties exist to preserve privileges. We work to preserve craftsmanship.”
- Bernard Arnault
“Reliable people don't just keep promises, they remove uncertainty from other people’s lives.
If you're reliable, I don't need a backup plan.”
- Shane Parrish
If you're reliable, I don't need a backup plan.”
- Shane Parrish
August 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“Reliable people don't just keep promises, they remove uncertainty from other people’s lives.
If you're reliable, I don't need a backup plan.”
- Shane Parrish
If you're reliable, I don't need a backup plan.”
- Shane Parrish
“Large, sweeping changes often sound good in theory, but the faster you try to change your life, the more likely you are to backslide. Real change is inch by inch. Go out and win the next five minutes.”
- James Clear
- James Clear
July 31, 2026 at 11:12 AM
“Large, sweeping changes often sound good in theory, but the faster you try to change your life, the more likely you are to backslide. Real change is inch by inch. Go out and win the next five minutes.”
- James Clear
- James Clear