“The only true competitor in an infinite game is yourself.”
—Simon Sinek.
Kevin Costner: Burning question
“We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love, especially if we lose them tragically. We wonder what fear was going on, we wonder if we could have reached out and touched them, held their hand, looked in their eyes, been there.”
—Kevin Costner.
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Hunter S Thompson: Crowdpleasers
“The main problem in any democracy is that crowdpleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage and whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy — then go back to the office and sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece.”
—Hunter S. Thompson.
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Dwight D Eisenhower: Politics
“Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free men.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Michelle Obama: Choose people who lift you up
“Choose people who lift you up.”
—Michelle Obama.
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Judy Samuelson: Wired for a different reality
“Facts rarely, if ever, influence the actions or priorities of a leader wired for a different reality.”
—Judy Samuelson.
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Denis O’Hare: Simplistic way
“Evil is such a simplistic way to describe any character, be it Iago or Caliban, or any character from history.”
—Denis O’Hare.
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Vasily Grossman: Optimism of people
“A man cannot believe that he is about to be destroyed. The optimism of people standing on the edge of a grave is astounding.”
—Vasily Grossman.
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Simon Sinek: Excitement and fulfillment
“Excitement comes from the achievement. Fulfillment comes from the journey that got you there.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Martin Luther King, Jr: Socialism and capitalism
“We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.”
—-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Abraham Lincoln: Stormy present
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we just rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
— Abraham Lincoln.
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Moliere: Pretenders to piety
“There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.”
—Moliere.
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Simon Sinek: Remember
“When you win, remember next time you could lose. When you lose, remember next time you can win.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Albert Schweitzer: Compassion
“Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.”
—-Albert Schweitzer.
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W H Murray: Boldness
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back … Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely comments oneself, then providence moves, too.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!”
― W.H. Murray.
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LL Cool J: Good message
“You don’t need to be the good guy to get a good message out.”
—LL Cool J.
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Simon Sinek: Employees before customers
“The employees must love the company before the customers ever will.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Jean Cabut: Only weapons
“Sometimes laughter hurts, but humor and mockery are our only weapons.”
—-Cabu (pen name of Jean Cabut).
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Thomas Alva Edison: Trial after trial
“None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes.”
— Thomas Edison.
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Geoffrey Canada: A community can lose hope
“People don’t believe or understand that a community can lose hope. You can have a whole community where hopelessness is the norm, where folks don’t have faith that things will get better because history and circumstances have proven over 30, 40, or 50 years that things don’t get better.”
—Geoffrey Canada.
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Edmund Burke: Only a little
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
—Edmund Burke.
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Samuel Wilkes: Statistical thinking
“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary a qualification for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.”
—– Samuel Wilkes.
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Kirstie Alley: Spiritual side of life
“When push comes to shove, it ain’t the science that’s going to lift you up – it’s the belief, the spiritual side of life, that’s going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.”
—Kirstie Alley.
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Simon Sinek: Value of learning
“The value of learning is greater when we share what we learn.”
—Simon Sinek.
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William James: Six people present
“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.”
—William James.
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Alexander Hamilton: Clamors mistaken for patriotism
“There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.”
—Alexander Hamilton.
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John Acton: History
“History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.”
—John Acton.
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Ovid: Adde parvum parvo magus acervus erit
“Add a little to a little and there will be a great heap.”
—Ovid.
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Simone de Beauvoir: Husbands
“To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.”
—Simone de Beauvoir.
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Simone de Beauvoir: Society
“Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.”
—Simone de Beauvoir.
