August 2009
19 posts
“Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labour.”
– Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
“If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American civil rights leader Nobel Peace Prize winner
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
– Chinese proverb
“Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American humanitarian and UN diplomat
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the...”
– Malcolm Gladwell (1963 – ) Canadian journalist
“When I came to work, I didn’t just come to work. I leaped to work.”
– Al Pacino (1940 – ) American film actor Academy, Emmy & Tony Award winner
“Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.”
– Michelangelo (1475–1564) Italian painter and sculptor
“Things don’t have to change the world to be important.”
– Steve Jobs (1955 – ) co-founder and CEO of Apple
“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...”
– W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) English writer
“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the...”
– Unknown
“That’s my intent - to go in there and win. Nothing has ever changed.”
– Tiger Woods (1975 – ) American professional golfer
“One knows from daily life that one exists for other people…”
– Albert Einstein (1879–1955) Swiss physicist
“Life is a challenge, meet it.”
– Mother Teresa (1910–1997) Macedonian missionary Nobel Peace Prize winner
“It is time to make the time.”
– Henry Dumas (1934–1968) American writer and poet
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they...”
– Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch painter
“The most valuable commodity I know of is information. Wouldn’t you agree?”
– Gordon Gekko corporate raider from the film “Wall Street” (1987)
“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy...”
– George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (1819–1880) English writer
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”
– Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer
“Act swiftly and vigorously, without “buts” and...”
– Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) French general and emperor 