May 2009
398 posts
Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances… Strong men believe...
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American writer, activist
April 2009
24 posts
Passion persuades.
– Anita Roddick (1942–2007) English entrepreneur, activist, founder of The Body Shop
If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
– Howard Schultz (1953 – ) American entrepreneur, chairman of Starbucks
Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last,...
– Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Roman emperor, philosopher
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
– Albert Einstein (1879–1955) Swiss physicist
Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an...
– Warren Bennis (1925 – ) American scholar, writer
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.
– Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909 – ) Italian scientist, senator, Nobel Prize winner
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that...
– Bruce Barton (1886–1967) American advertising executive, U.S. congressman
When the lion is chasing the antelope, he doesn’t look back. He has to...
– Robert Cheruiyot (1978 – ) Kenyan marathon runner, four-time Boston Marathon winner
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve...
– Paulo Coelho (1947 – ) Brazilian writer
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
– Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) American civil rights leader
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at...
– Helen Keller (1880-1968) American humanitarian, advocate for the deaf and blind
It is wonderful what you can do when you have to.
– C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish writer, scholar
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred...
– Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American 26th president of the United States
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a...
– Paul the Apostle Galatians 6:9
There’s always stuff to work on. You’re never there.
– Tiger Woods (1975 – ) American professional golfer, world’s No. 1 player
There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite...
– Franz Kafka (1883–1924) Austro-Hungarian writer
Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for.
– Marian Wright Edelman (1939 – ) American activist, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
– Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British prime minister during WWII
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I...
– Michael Jordan (1963 – ) American businessman and basketball player
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.
– Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher
I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.
– Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist and chemist, two-time Nobel Prize winner
I dislike April Fools day. I will hide under my desk all day.
Certainly what one is, is of far greater importance than what one appears to be.
– Emily Post (1872–1960) American writer and etiquette expert