"Franklin’s Four Rules for Living
It is necessary for me to be extremely frugal for some time, until I have paid what I owe.
To endeavor to speak truth in every instance; to give nobody expectations that are not likely to be answered, but aim at sincerity in every word and action – the most amiable excellence in a rational being.
To apply myself industriously to whatever business I take in hand, and not divert my mind from my business by any foolish project of growing suddenly rich; for industry and patience are the surest means of plenty.
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody.
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Selected Quotes of Lorne Michaels
"I think what you realize when you do my job is that you can pretty much tell how everyone was treated by their father. Sometimes you get stuck in your period of peak rebellion. If they were a girl, and they were adored by their father, they just assumed that posture. They were very easy to be around. If they were a guy whose father was way too critical, whatever you said was a problem. Then you realize it has so little to do with you, it’s just the role.
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