letters from gary friedman

TIME IS THE ULTIMATE LUXURY

WE DO WHAT WE LOVE WITH PEOPLE THAT WE LOVE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT WE DO

WE BELIEVE THERE ARE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT SHOULD BE DEFINED BY OUR VISION NOT BY A VIRUS.

LEADERS HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE MAKING OTHERS UNCOMFORTABLE.

IT’S NOT WHAT WE SAY OR THINK, BUT WHAT WE DO THAT DEFINES US.

THE DEATH OF RETAIL IS OVERRATED.

BEAUTY IS PRODUCED BY THE PLEASING APPEARANCE AND GOOD TASTE OF THE WHOLE.

ULTIMATELY, IT COMES DOWN TO TASTE.

VISION IS EVERYTHING.

IF YOUR WORDS AREN'T TRUTHFUL, THE FINEST OPTICALLY LETTER-SPACED TYPOGRAPHY WON'T HELP.

IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING.

OUT OF CLUTTER, FIND SIMPLICITY.

THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO FIND YOUR GIFT. THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO GIVE IT AWAY.

A MAN IS NOT OLD UNTIL REGRETS TAKE THE PLACE OF DREAMS.

WHEN WE ARE OPEN AND GIVING OF OUR LIGHT, WE CREATE AN ENDLESS REFLECTION THAT OUTLIVES OUR HUMAN EXISTENCE.

KNOWLEDGE CAN BE A PRISON OF THE PAST, WHILE CURIOSITY CAN CREATE A PASSION FOR THE PRESENT AND BUILD A PATH TO THE FUTURE.

WHEN WE FEARLESSLY FIGHT FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND REMAIN HOPELESSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LIFE, LOVE AND THE FUTURE, WE CREATE…

IF YOU LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WAS YOUR LAST, SOMEDAY YOU’LL MOST CERTAINLY BE RIGHT.

LIFE IS GIVEN TO US, WE EARN IT BY GIVING IT.

EVERY MOVEMENT HAS A LUNATIC FRINGE.

I AM SICK OF FOUR WALLS AND A CEILING. I HAVE NEED OF THE SKY, I HAVE BUSINESS WITH THE GRASS.

I CAN’T GET NO . . . SATISFACTION.

TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A WOOD AND I – I TOOK THE ONE LESS TRAVELED BY, AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

FEELING GRATITUDE AND NOT EXPRESSING IT IS LIKE WRAPPING A PRESENT AND NOT GIVING IT.

DISCOVERY CONSISTS OF LOOKING AT THE SAME THING AS EVERYONE ELSE AND SEEING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

EVERY ACT OF CREATION IS FIRST OF ALL AN ACT OF DESTRUCTION.

WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE, BUT KNOW NOT WHAT WE MAY BE.

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT THAT MATTERS, IT’S WHAT YOU SEE.

SOME PEOPLE SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE AND ASK WHY? I DREAM THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN AND ASK WHY NOT?

EVERY PERSON SHOULD BE BORN AGAIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY. START WITH A FRESH PAGE. TAKE UP ONE MORE HOLE IN THE BUCKLE…

HELL, THERE ARE NO RULES HERE; WE’RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.

DO NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD. GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.