September 2009
21 posts
“Whatever it takes, that’s what I do.”
– David Mellor (1963 – ) American groundskeeper Director of Grounds, Fenway Park
“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become...”
– Isabel Allende (1942 – ) Chilean-American novelist
“Life is too short to be little.”
– Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British prime minister and writer
“Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs.”
– B.C. Forbes (1880–1954) Scottish journalist and founder of Forbes Magazine
“It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.”
– Rene Descartes (1596–1650) French philosopher and mathematician
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
– Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English writer
“I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved.”
– Bill Gates (1955 – ) cofounder and chairman of Microsoft
“It’s not enough what I did in the past - there is also the future.”
– Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909 – ) Italian scientist, senator Nobel Prize winner
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer...”
– Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991) American writer and illustrator
“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.”
– Edward R. Murrow (1908–1956) American broadcast journalist
“I believe in hard work. It keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.”
– Helena Rubinstein (1872–1965) Polish cosmetics industrialist
“No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your...”
– Russell Simmons (1957 – ) American entrepreneur
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–1944) French aviator and writer
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties...”
– John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) 6th president of the United States
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the...”
– Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese writer and philosopher
“If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to...”
– George Lucas (1944 – ) American film director, producer and screenwriter
“Failure is impossible.”
– Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) American activist for women’s suffrage
“Lets drink to the hard working people
Lets drink to the salt of the earth”
– Mick Jagger (1943 – ) English music artist
“Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
– Proverbs 10:4
“Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?”
– Howard Schultz (1953 – ) American chairman of Starbucks
“What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage!”
– Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (1939) 