“Beware the lolly-pop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you’ll suck forever” – Brian Wilson

“I’m a firm believer that Humpty Dumpty was pushed” – unknown

“Falling in love is awfully simple, but falling out of love is simply awful” – Anonymous

“Q: Why dont ad-men look out of the window in the morning? A: Because they would have nothing to do in the afternoon” – Jeremy Clarkson

“Hashtags are the new vulcan hand gesture.” via @kim

“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” – Doug Ivester

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein

“If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles” – Benjamin Franklin

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him” – unknown

“Happiness is positive cash flow.” – @Iconic88

“I’m a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future, but it’s way off to the sides” – Stephen Wright

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside can’t hurt you”- African Proverb

“You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter” – unknown

“social netiquette” – ok, it’s not a quote, but it’s something I’d never heard of before.

“A word to the wise ain’t necessary; it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby

“If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough” via @Bjango

“Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity” – unknown

“The only true failure is to take no action at all” – Paul V Harris

“An iPhone is like a penis. It’s fun to play with when you’re on your own but it’s rude to take it out at the dinner table” – Tom Gleeson

“The best designers are not just good at design, they are good consultants. Design, uncoupled from good advice, is a commodity.” – @blairenns

“Design is… an understanding that all the senses were created equal.” – Tom Peters

“A leader is a dealer in hope” – Napoleon, 1807

“It’s a very short trip. While alive, live.” – Malcolm Forbes via @Don_Crowther

“Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda.

“Living better, with less, that lasts longer.” - Mark Adams, managing director of Vitsœ

“I take my coffee cold, fizzy and in a can that says ‘V’ on it – what can I say?” – @ozdj

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

“Everybody’s a webdesigner until, you know, they actually try to do it” – via @gabeboning

“The role of the designer is that of a good host anticipating the needs of their guest.” – Eames Demetrious

“It has been my experience that those with no vices have very few virtues.” – Abraham Lincoln via @DDsD

“Become the change you seek in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Why do people often assume that you are a nerd if they see the light in your window at 3am?” - #smnerd

“Ikea Should Stick to Furniture” – Typography Fans via The New York Times

“I’ve since watched a couple of Steven Seagal movies and now realise that pressure points are no laughing matter.” - Chris Judd

“A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.” – Henry Ford

“It’s not good enough anymore to have a ‘good’ website. It must be awesome. Competitors are only 1 click away”. via @DavidTrewern

“Never let defeat have the last word.” – Tibetan Proverb

“If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone elses, we’d grab ours back.” – via @zobi1kenobi, @alexjcampbell

“If you’re not having fun, it’s your own fault.” – via @DavidTrewern

“Be yourself, everyone else is taken” – Oscar Wilde (via DavidTrewern)

Design vs Art #6: design is for an audience, art finds an audience – audience need inspires design, artistic expression creates art (via brettsea)

Sydney focus group quote of the day “google is like water” (via nikski)

“All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.” – Marc Chagall

“Creativity is an emotion, not a skill” – johnmaeda
“Tomorrow is No Day. Every request gets a negative. Every client-to-be hears, ‘I don’t think there’s a fit.’ It’s Good Therapy.” – blairenns