In Joel on Software’s post on Choices = Headaches Joel refers to Barry Schwartz’s book The Paradox of Choice:
The more choices you give people, the harder it is for them to choose, and the unhappier they’ll feel. See, for example, Barry Schwartz’s book, The Paradox of Choice. Let me quote from the Publishers Weekly review: [...]

I always liked the motto from Galaxy Quest “Never give up, never surrender.”  I saw this quote of the day today from Hubert H. Humphrey “Never give in and never give up.”  Sounds like the same idea, but the Galaxy Quest one is still more fun.

Another great quote:
“Freedom lies in being bold.”
- Robert Frost
To me, being bold means being yourself and showing up for who you are.  To many times we try to be and do what we think other people want us to be and do.  In the end we are not ourselves and people don’t like to be [...]

“Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.”
     -Thomas Jefferson
If we want success we must first qualify ourselves for our callings. Often times we think we just need a lucky break to get started, but in fact we just need to grow ourselves. [...]