A couple years ago, a colleague and I hosted an afternoon "tea" in Sun Labs. Essentially, volunteers bring in snacks one afternoon a week, which gives everyone a good reason to come out of their offices and informally chat. That day, I'd made guacamole from scratch. It was awesome, and I was asked to share the recipe. I was a bit nervous, because, as a writer, I knew I'd have to give proper attribution to the author of the recipe (Al Roker, in his Big Bad Book of Barbecue), but it seemed somehow incongruous with the gourmet minds of Labs. As a result, when I posted the recipe on the Labs twiki, I added this disclaimer: "you should be able to find wisdom, or a very good guacamole recipe where ever it happens to be."
Which is exactly how I feel about fortune cookies :) Opportunistic wisdom and inspiration. Here are my favorites — they are all easy to recall, because they are taped to my computer monitor:
- "Not all the best days are sunny."
- "Your determination will bring you much success."
- "Every truly great accomplishment is at first impossible."
- "Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking or believing."
- "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go where there is no path ... and leave a trail."
- "Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
- "Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the conquest of it."
- "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
- "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence."
- "You are ready to take on the world."
You bet I am :)
Happy Monday!