Kuina-chan Quotes 9–16

People who have wasted a lot of time have gained the experience of having wasted a lot of time, so compared with those who have had a smooth path, they should be able to use that experience as a springboard to work harder. There is no such thing as wasted time.

I can’t wake up because I think, “I have to get up.” If I think, “I don’t have to get up,” I can sleep soundly.

I made a website — then realized there’s nothing on it!

No matter how much you think about it, there are things you won’t understand until you actually try them — like the roll of a die.

Earlier I invented the astonishing name “reinventing the wheel” for the phenomenon of unknowingly creating the same thing again from scratch.

Living by feeling alone is fun and nice, but when things don’t go the way I want there is no other choice but to feel down. I think intelligence exists for times like that.

You can’t simply say “artificial food additives are bad and natural ones are safe” — poisonous mushrooms make that clear.

When successful people say “I was just lucky,” they don’t mean “I did nothing and stumbled into success by chance.” They mean “I exhausted every action I could control, and only luck remained,” so don’t misunderstand and become complacent.