Last week I went to see author John Green while he was on his book tour for Turtles All the Way Down. It was a fun night of emotional speeches, lectures from his brother Hank dressed as a turtle professor (really), dubious advice, and even music, but there was something Green said that really stuck with me.

Davy Crockett is an American folk hero of mythic proportions, and was greatly popularised during the '50s and '60s thanks to Disney's TV miniseries and major motion pictures. But Crockett was a very real person in history, and he had a lot of wisdom to share.

I love a good inspirational quote, but most of the sappy crap you find posted on people's Instagram accounts is total garbage. Now you can generate your own inspirational garbage with InspiroBot.

The magic of productivity is really to just get started. You may know that already, but the reverse of that message -- to wait for inspiration to strike before you really do something -- keeps us from doing great work, says artist and photographer Chuck Close.

There's nothing wrong with surfing the web, but too much of it can end up killing your productivity. Aziz Ansari, actor, comedian and co-author of Modern Romance, has a mental trick that can help you close those browser tabs and get back to work.

Chrome: If you're the type who enjoys a little motivational push through the day in the form of an inspiring quote, New Tab Motivation for Chrome delivers, with a random quote each time you open a new tab.

"Trust, success and admiration are earned." That's the lesson in the quote above from investment expert Charlie Munger. As simple as it is, it bears repeating.

Web/Chrome: Whether you're saving inspirational quotes for later or doing some light research, Quotationr is a fast, free and flexible way to grab bits of text from around the web and save them to your account for future reference. Mark them public or private, tag them to keep them organised and come back later.

Actor Chris Pratt shares some words of encouragement to anyone pursuing a dream: Don't give up.

You can't buy anything with a penny these days, but, as the quote above drives home, every penny absolutely counts.

Listen up, creators: Don't wait until that thing you're making is "perfect" or absolutely finished. Ship version 1.0 when it's good enough but you might even be embarrassed by it.

No one wants to be considered dull, whether you're meeting new people or trying to impress familiar ones. The quote above from Steal Like An Artist author Austin Kleon reminds us that the key to becoming a more interesting person is to become more interested.

Everyone wants to be liked, but some people are more immediately likeable than others, it seems. The secret to getting people to like you: Like other people.

Too often we agree to commitments that we aren't utterly enthusiastic about. This keeps us from fully investing our time in the ones we do love. Perhaps this should be our new mantra: "If it's not a hell yes, it's a no."

Want to find something quickly to attribute to a particular famous person? Google's got an easy search operator for that.

Muhammad Ali is certainly best known as a boxer, but he's also an incredibly productive, inspirational person. He's done a lot in his life, so let's take a look at some of his best tips for gettings things done and enjoying life.

Chrome: We love a good quote here at Lifehacker. Using the Pullquote app for Chrome, sharing quotes on Twitter is easier -- and prettier -- than ever. It makes the quote a nice, retweet-friendly image.

Sad news this morning, as British comedy legend Rik Mayall has passed away. For Lifehacker readers of a certain age, The Young Ones provided all sorts of inspiration -- some of it more practical than others.

Happiness matters. It makes us feel good, and that makes others feel good.