You should also have a bio that plays up your brand—this will be used for any kind of press or speaking engagement. Make it jazzy and exciting, and don’t be afraid of language that really touts you.

Smile at people, pop your head into your boss’s office regularly and say hello, and come to your first meeting with something really smart to say.

During your job search, you must also be networking as much as possible, attending events, talks, lectures, and conferences where you’ll meet people you can add to your contact list.

You can’t get caught up in worrying about whether everyone you work with likes you. Ultimately you want the respect of your coworkers, but you don’t need them to be your buddies.

Come right out and say you want it: “It’s been great hearing you talk about the position. I’d love to work here, and I think I could do a terrific job for you.

Smile, look invested, and when you hand in certain projects, say you enjoyed working on them.

I hope for peace on earth and for all beings to realise their inner potential.

If you find that you're going through hell, keep moving. You will get to the end eventually.

If you are reading this, you will get what you want. Believe in yourself and that's inspiration.

Scholars, street knowledge, Carter kids stuck in the projects.

Writing, real writing, should leave a small sweet bruise somewhere on the writer . . . and on the reader.

Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.

There is no greater consolation for mediocrity than that the genius is not immortal.

If time is money/ I'm an hour past paid

I never really made much money playing music. It's because I've never really worked with a producer who could make my music sound, I guess, like how the public wants it to sound.

Mistakes and prejudices are as interesting as anything else. They reveal a lot about the mind set and culture of the time under consideration.