Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Richard Wilbur: Opposite of two
What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you. Richard Wilbur.
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Mia Hamm: Little girl
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her. “—Mia Hamm.
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Elmer Davis: Land of the free
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” ~Elmer Davis.
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Will.i.am: Following your heart
“When you follow your heart, you’re never supposed to do things because of what you think people might say. You do it for the opposite reasons.” ~will.i.am.
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Kristi Yamaguchi: Lessons in life
“An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.” —Kristi Yamaguchi.
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Thomas Jefferson: Constitutionally ill-fitting
“Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment. I knew that age well; I belonged to it, and…
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George A. Sheehan: Sport
“Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt on an acre or two of ground, where a person can suffer and die and rise again on six miles of trails through a New York City park. Sport is a theater where…
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Neil Gaiman: Hope
“CHORONZON: I am a dire wolf, prey-stalking, lethal prowler. MORPHEUS: I am a hunter, horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. CHORONZON: I am a horsefly, horse-stinging, hunter-throwing. MORPHEUS: I am a spider, fly-consuming, eight legged. CHORONZON: I am a snake, spider-devouring, posion-toothed. MORPHEUS: I am an ox, snake-crushing, heavy-footed. CHORONZON: I am an anthrax, butcher bacterium, warm-life destroying. MORPHEUS:…
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Rumi: Take
“Take someone who doesn’t keep score, who’s not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing, who has not the slightest interest even in his own personality: he’s free.” ― Rumi.
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Swami Vivekananda: Ethics
“The senses say, ‘Myself first.’ Ethics says, ‘I must hold myself last.'” ~Swami Vivekananda.
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Shannon L. Alder: Glorious view
“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition. They reach the summit last because they know God isn’t at the…
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Emile Chartier: Nothing more dangerous
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one you have. ” —Emile Chartier, philosopher (3 Mar 1868-1951).
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Shannon L. Alder: Deceitful man
“A deceitful man will go as far as to trample all over a woman’s reputation and spirit, in order to prove to his ex-love that he was faithful. The irony, is he is still in love with his ex and the new woman in his life doesn’t even realize it.” ― Shannon L. Alder.
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Robert Silverstein: Intercultural dialogue
“Intercultural dialogue is the best guarantee of a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.” ~Robert Silverstein.
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Baltasar Gracian: Shady companion
“Never have a companion who casts you in the shade.” – Baltasar Gracian.
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Jane Wagner: Reality
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” ~Jane Wagner.
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Arthur Miller: Right regrets
“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” — Arthur Miller, playwright.
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Lewis Carroll: Running
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! -Lewis Carroll, mathematician and writer (27 Jan 1832-1898).
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Martin L Gross: Politics and philosophy
“We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.” ~Martin L Gross.
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Darrell Royal: Coaching
“I learned this about coaching: you don’t have to explain victory and you can’t explain defeat.” ~Darrell Royal.
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Paulo Coelho: Routine adventure
“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.” ~Paulo Coelho.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Love
“Him that I love, I wish to be free — even from me.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author and aviator (22 Jun 1906-2001) .
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Niccolo Machiavelli: Constant success
“Whoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.” ~Niccolo Machiavelli.
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Paul Tillich: Doubt
“Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” ~Paul Tillich.
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Charles Correa: Indian cities
“India’s cities are among the greatest things we have.” ~Charles Correa.
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Charles Dickens: Tears
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before—more sorry, more aware of of my own ingratitude, more gentle.” ~Charles Dickens.
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Elizabeth Gilbert: Crying
“Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love.
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Blaise Pascal: Religious conviction
“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” —Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (19 Jun 1623-1662). http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/173393891
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Jeph Jacques: Rapier wit
“What’s the point of having a rapier wit if I can’t use it to stab people?” —Jeph Jacques.
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Cassandra Clare: Inner pain
“I’m sorry. I use my rapier wit to hide my inner pain.” ― Cassandra Clare. Embed from Getty Images
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Valson Thampu: College admissions
“It is absolutely certain an Albert Einstein or a Max Planck would not make the grade today for college admissions.” ~Valson Thampu.
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Rene Dubos: Human diversity
“Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.” ~Rene Dubos.
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Gottfried Leibniz: Two kinds of truth
“There are also two kinds of truths: truth of reasoning and truths of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible; those of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible.” ~Gottfried Leibniz. Embed from Getty Images
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Oscar Wilde: Everything
“The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.” — Oscar Wilde,writer.
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Igor Stravinsky: Silence
Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right. -Igor Stravinsky, composer (17 Jun 1882-1971).
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Ban Ki-moon: Yoga
“Yoga does not discriminate…all people can practise, regardless of their relative strength, age or ability.” ~Ban Ki-moon.
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E M Forster: Individual club
“Individually it knew better; as a club it declined to change.” ~E M Forster.
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Daichi-zenji: Pitcher containing the moon
“I burn incense and sit alone in zazen under a tall pine tree. Wind blows cold dew and wets my robe. In the fifth watch, I get up, go down to the two ravines, And bring back a pitcher containing the moon.” Daichi-zenji (1290-1366) translated by Dainin Katagiri and Nonin Chowaney.
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Steve Jobs: Limited
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow…
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Fr. Simon Borges: Psychology and confession
“The real father of psychology is the man, who invented confession because he understood the value of unburdening oneself.” ~Fr. Simon Borges. Embed from Getty Images
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Cheryl Hughes: Undiscovered lies
“The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.” ~Cheryl Hughes, author.
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Bella Lewitsky: Deeply rooted
To move freely you must be deeply rooted. – Bella Lewitsky, dancer (13 Jan 1916-2004).
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St. Anthony of Padua: Body, Soul and God
“The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God.” – St Anthony.
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Zig Ziglar: Garbage
“The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities.” ~Zig Ziglar.
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Wilma Rudolph: Human spirit
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.” ~Wilma Rudolph, track athlete.
