January 2010
18 posts
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...”
– Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch painter
“Don’t be “consistent,” but be simply true.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) American physician and writer
“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day...”
– Margaret Thatcher (1925 – ) Former prime minister of the U.K.
“The best is the enemy of the good.”
– Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer and philosopher
“You’re gonna have to serve somebody.”
– Bob Dylan (1941 – ) American music artist
“The future doesn’t just happen - it’s shaped by decisions.”
– Paul Tagliabue (1940 – ) American former NFL commissioner
“I am aware that success is more than a good idea.”
– Anita Roddick (1942–2007) English entrepreneur and activist founder of The Body Shop
“You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This...”
– Steve Jobs (1955 – ) American businessman Co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc
“The mind is the ground of everything.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 – ) Vietnamese scholar and activist
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) American civil rights leader Nobel Peace Prize winner
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by...”
– George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish writer
“An idea can turn to dust or magic depending on the talent that rubs against it.”
– William Bernbach (1911–1982) American pioneer of modern advertising
“Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.”
– Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) English writer
“Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.”
– Chinese proverb
“Add energy, inspire hope, and blow the coals into a useful flame…”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American writer and activist
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you...”
– Warren Buffett (1930 – ) American businessman and philanthropist
“You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.”
– Albert Camus (1913–1960) French writer Nobel Prize winner
“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have...”
– Lance Armstrong (1971 – ) American cyclist 7-time winner of the Tour de France Cancer survivor 