Archives for June 2024

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.
—Bertrand A. Russell (British Philosopher, Mathematician)

It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
—Mother Teresa (Roman Catholic Nun)

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.
—Hesiod (Greek Poet)

A trick is clever only once.
—Yiddish Proverb

Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.
—Abraham Lincoln (American Head of State)

Travel is rich with learning opportunities, and the ultimate souvenir is a broader perspective.
—Rick Steves (American Travel Writer, Entrepreneur)

In war there is no substitute for victory.
—Douglas MacArthur (American Military Leader)

The happiest men are those who have reached the point where they have nothing to fear from those who surround them.
—Epicurus (Greek Philosopher)

A people, secure in their jobs, taking pride in their work, and sure of just recognition, will help our society grow to new heights. If all industry should adopt an incentive system, the standard of living of all peoples would be quadrupled; friction between labor and management would disappear, and the satisfaction of all workers would be greatly enhanced.
—James F. Lincoln (American Industrialist)

We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business. And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
—Akio Morita (Japanese Entrepreneur, Engineer)

Real knowledge never promoted either turbulence or unbelief; but its progress is the forerunner of liberality and enlightened toleration.
—Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (Scottish Jurist, Politician)

Trust your hunches… Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. Warning! Do not confuse your hunches with wishful thinking. This is the road to disaster.
—Joyce Brothers (American Psychologist)

It requires strength of character to act upon one’s ideas; it requires no less strength of character to resist being seduced by them.
—Irving Kristol (American Political Writer)

An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.
—Jack Welch (American Businessperson)

The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
—Daniel Patrick Moynihan (American Academic, Politician)

Even a crust is bread.
—Finnish Proverb

I live on hope, and that I think do all who come into this world.
—Robert Bridges (English Poet)

One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is . . the ability to direct one’s whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.
—Erwin Rommel (German Field Marshal)

Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside? Children don’t usually act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist Religious Leader)

What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
—Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (German Man of Letters)

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid… He is the hero, he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor, by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.
—Raymond Chandler (American Novelist)

If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom.
—Sidney Madwed (American Poet, Author, Public Speaker)